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French people are living a real nightmare in Tanzania. They have been stuck at Kilimanjaro airport since Wednesday October 29, after their flights were canceled due to violence that broke out on the sidelines of the presidential election. According to the opposition, the riots left hundreds dead. Passengers express their anguish and anger.
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On the ground, French families stranded at Kilimanjaro airport in Tanzania. Four days since they have had a flight to return to France. No news, while violence broke out in the country.
France Télévisions was able to contact a family from Yonne who had just returned on Saturday November 1st in the morning. They waited 50 hours in the airport with their three children. “There were boxes, we put boxes on the floor to sleep in, we slept on armchairs. There were elderly people, there were still 36 children. There were sick people who were running out of treatment“, explains Ana Cuartielles.
Flights were canceled Wednesday after the presidential election degenerated into protests. Since then, Tanzania has descended into violence. Seven hundred dead according to the opposition. Some roads are blocked, Internet access is blocked.
The tourists are confined, without news. “We couldn’t reach our loved ones as we wanted. We didn’t have access to the information we wanted. So there was a little moment of fear too because when we don’t know exactly what’s going on, we’re just told to stay confined: ‘If you go out, you’re in danger.’ Little by little, we were told 100 dead, then 700 dead. And we knew it continued. It was such a hard 50 hours…“, testifies the passenger.
Air France confirms this morning that the company is resuming its flights to Kilimanjaro on Saturday November 1st and is doing everything possible to ensure the return of all its customers as soon as possible. But several passengers are still waiting for a solution.
