Etsouali is a small town in Ngo District in the Plateaux Department of the Republic of the Congo.
Etsouali | |
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Coordinates: 2°51′22″S 15°32′58″E / 2.85611°S 15.54944°E | |
Country | Republic of the Congo |
Department | Plateaux |
District | Ngo |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
It lies in the Léfini Faunal Reserve, north of Moembe and around 180 kilometres north of Brazzaville on the N2 road.
History
editOn 12 March 1992, a Twin Otter of the Lina Congo airline crashed during a thunderstorm near Etsouali during a flight from Maya Maya Airport in Brazzaville. The crash killed three crew members, but the five passengers survived.[1]