Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on board the helicopter that suffered a “hard landing” in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, says Iranian state media.
Adverse weather conditions, including heavy fog, are hampering rescue efforts and the helicopter is still missing.
Iran’s Fars News Agency calls on Iranians to pray for President Raisi.
40 search teams deployed to search for missing helicopter
Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reports that eight ambulances are also involved, as well as drones.
However, according to Foad Izadi, a professor of world studies at the University of Tehran, the teams have been unable to contact those on the helicopter.
“That could be because the accident is very bad, or it could be because the area is not covered by the network. We have to wait and see,” Izadi said.
Source: Aljazeera
