2024-05-19 13:16:18
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state TV said.
The report stated that Raisi was travelling in East Azerbaijan province and the incident took place near Jolfa, 600 km away from capital Tehran.
There were three helicopters in this convoy, two of which were carrying ministers and officials, and they arrived at their destination safely.
Authorities said bad weather conditions have made it difficult for rescue teams from the Iranian Red Crescent Society to reach the area where the incident happened, Press TV reported. Drone units are also assisting with the emergency operation.
Raisi was in Azerbaijan early on May 19 to inaugurate a dam with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, The Associated Press reported, The dam is the third one that the two nations built on the Aras River.
