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The helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raeisi went missing in a dense forest area in East Azarbaijan on Sunday even as bad weather conditions is hampering search and rescue efforts.
Media reports say an incident took place for one of the 3 helicopters carrying the Iranian President’ and his accompanying convoy on the visit to East Azarbaijan Province in northwest Iran on Sunday.
Mehr reporter’s follow-up on the news indicate that a few minutes ago, the helicopter carrying the president and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in the foggy weather in the northern region of East Azarbaijan.
The president and his convoy were traveling the distance between Khodaafarin and Tabriz but their helicopter crashed in bad climatic conditions in the Dizmar forest and mountainous district between Uzi and Pir Dawood villages.
The bad weather conditions including heavy fog and rain could be the possible reasons for the crash. There are no confirmed reports on fate of the occupants on the helicopter. The search and rescue team are approaching the site, according to the latest reports.
Some local media at first reported that the chopper had made a hard landing due to the bad weather conditions.
India PM wishes well being for President Raeisi and his entourage:
“Deeply concerned by reports regarding President Raisi’s helicopter flight today. We stand in solidarity with the Iranian people in this hour of distress, and pray for well being of the President and his entourage,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India wrote on X.
