Jet crash survivors 'unlikely'

A plane carrying 114 people nose-dived into a thick mangrove forest in Cameroon, disintegrating on impact and making the likelihood of survivors slim, aviation experts said today.

“The plane fell head first. It’s nose was buried in the mangrove swamp. It’s very unlikely that there are any survivors, but until we have completely surveyed the area, we are not going to announce that,” said Thomas Sobakam, chief of meteorology for the Douala airport.