No plane crash in Bulawayo, disaster preparedness drill

Earlier on there were reports circulating on social media that a plane had crashed and burned at Bulawayo‘s  Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport this morning.  However, Pindula can reveal that this was a simulation crash.  It was part of a disaster preparedness drill that seeks to check the response of first responders.  First responders include fire fighters, police and paramedics.

Airport manager Passmore Dewa said:

It’s an international exercise to check disaster preparedness

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ ) on their twitter account also said:

It was a mandatory biennial exercise to gauge airport emergency preparedness in line with the #ICAO requirements.

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