Russian helicopter with 22 on board goes missing in Kamchatka Peninsula

NEW DELHI: A

Russian

Mi-8T helicopter, carrying 22 people, including three crew members and 19 passengers, went missing on Saturday in the

Kamchatka Peninsula

, located in the Far East region.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said that the helicopter departed from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka region, according to the Interfax news agency.

The crew was expected to make contact at a predetermined time but failed to do so. Rescuers are currently conducting a search for the missing helicopter.
The Mi-8, a twin-engine helicopter designed in the 1960s, is widely used in Russia and other countries, though it has a history of frequent crashes.
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