Ethiopian Airlines crash: Nine UK nationals dead, says FCO
Earlier, the father of 36-year-old Joanna spoke of his pride in his daughter's achievements and said it was"tragic" that she would not be able to achieve more in her career with the UN.his daughter was a"very soft and loving person" and that they were"still in a state of shock" over her death.
Ms Toole, who was from Exmouth but was living in Rome and worked for the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization , was travelling to the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi.:"So profoundly sad and lost for words at the loss of our wonderful @FAOfish officer @JoannaToole.
She grew up in Brittany in northern France before going on to live in the UK, Australia, Germany, Argentina, Japan, and the Antarctic Peninsula.A spokesman for the University of Plymouth, which she graduated from in 2007, described her as"an exemplary student who fully embraced university life and took every opportunity to develop herself while she was here".
Her employers, the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators, said they were"shocked and heartbroken" to learn of her death.Joseph Waithaka - a 55-year-old Kenyan and British dual national - moved to the UK in 2004 and worked for the Humberside Probation Trust in Hull before returning to live in Kenya in 2015.
His son, Ben Kuria, said he was still in shock after hearing that his father was on board the flight and described him as a"generous" man who"loved justice".Ethiopian Airlines said it had contacted the families of all the victims, who came from 30 nations.The cause of the disaster is not yet known. However, the pilot had reported difficulties and had asked to return to Addis Ababa, the airline said.
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