No survivors in crash of Russian helicopter with 22 on board

The Mi-8T helicopter had taken off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano

By Reuters

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This handout picture posted of the official Telegram channel of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry on September 1, 2024, reportedly shows a view of the crash site of the Mi-8 helicopter in Kamchatka. Photo: AFP/ Telegram account @mchs_official
This handout picture posted of the official Telegram channel of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry on September 1, 2024, reportedly shows a view of the crash site of the Mi-8 helicopter in Kamchatka. Photo: AFP/ Telegram account @mchs_official

Published: Sun 1 Sep 2024, 6:18 PM

Last updated: Sun 1 Sep 2024, 6:20 PM

Searchers found no survivors among the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that crashed in the far eastern peninsula of Kamchatka with 22 people on board, state news agency TASS said on Sunday.

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The Mi-8T helicopter had taken off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano. The Kamchatka peninsula, some 7,100 km (4,400 miles) east of Moscow, was hit by a cyclone over the weekend, with heavy winds and rain, but it was not clear if that was the cause of the crash.

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