Dramatic Footage: Mines Minister Survives Embraer ERJ-145 Crash Landing at Congo's Kolwezi Airport

Nov 19, 2025 12:01 pm CST

Dramatic video captures the harrowing moment when an Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft carrying Congo's Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba crash-landed at Kolwezi airport on November 17. All passengers miraculously escaped before flames engulfed half the plane. The accident occurred when the aircraft touched down before a displaced runway threshold, causing gear collapse. The minister was en route to visit a cobalt mine where 32 people died in a bridge collapse.