A military helicopter carrying 19 people, many of them injured in China's devastating earthquake, crashed in fog and turbulence, and authorities were searching for survivors, state media reported Sunday.
The Russian-designed Mi-171 transport helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon in Wenchuan county in China's southwest, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Xinhua said late Sunday that the aircraft was carrying 5 crew and 14 others, including people with quake injuries.
There was no immediate word on any survivors or casualties. Xinhua said a search and rescue operation was under way.
The confirmed death toll from the May 12 earthquake, China's …
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