Helicopter crashes on Java: eight dead

Helicopter crashes on Java: eight dead

World July 3, 2017 08:51

jakarta - Eight people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Indonesia. The device collapsed in a rescue mission on the island of Java, according to the The Jakarta Post newspaper, where a volcanic crater on the tourist Dieng Plateau began to spit cold lava and smoke on Sunday.

The helicopter of rescue service Basarnas had four crew members and four rescue workers on board. They did not survive the accident. A spokesman told the Indonesian newspaper that the device was likely to hit a cliff.

As a result of the volcanic eruption, ten tourists were injured on Sunday. They ran into bruises and broken arms. 'We were all in panic. Due to the eruption, a lot of smoke and mud were released. It was scary, 'said a seventeen-year-old witness. The victims have been transferred to a nearby medical center.

According to the disaster control service, fear of a second eruption. Tourists and residents have been asked to leave the area.

The helicopter of rescue service Basarnas had four crew members and four rescue workers on board. They did not survive the accident. A spokesman told the Indonesian newspaper that the device was likely to hit a cliff.

As a result of the volcanic eruption, ten tourists were injured on Sunday. They ran into bruises and broken arms. 'We were all in panic. Due to the eruption, a lot of smoke and mud were released. It was scary, 'said a seventeen-year-old witness. The victims have been transferred to a nearby medical center.

According to the disaster control service, fear of a second eruption. Tourists and residents have been asked to leave the area.

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