Helicopter makes crash landing with 16 people onborad

Helicopter makes crash landing with 16 people onborad

DUSHANBE: Helicopter in Tajikistan makes a crash landing with 16 people on board.

Up to 16 people, including 13 climbers and 3 helicopter crew, are unaccounted for after a “hard landing” in the mountains of Tajikistan, the Central Asian country´s emergency committee said Monday.

The accident took place on Sunday at 1130 GMT, the committee said, and two helicopters have been sent on a rescue and recovery mission to the crash site.