A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and another senior officers had a “hard landing” in northwestern East Azerbaijan province on Sunday, in accordance with Iran’s state TV.
Raisi was accompanied by Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, East Azerbaijan Governor Malik Rehmati and Friday prayer chief within the metropolis of Tabriz Ayatollah Al-Hashem on the time of the accident.
State media mentioned a minimum of 20 emergency response groups from the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Ardabil and Zanjan have been instantly dispatched to the location and they’re presently engaged in rescue operations.
There are not any reviews but concerning the situation of these on board the helicopter, together with Raisi. Due to mountainous terrains and dense fog, the search and rescue operation is prone to take a number of hours.
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi instructed state TV that the delegation led by Raisi was getting back from a dam inauguration ceremony on the Azerbaijan-Iran border when the incident happened.
He mentioned one of many helicopters within the convoy of the Iranian president needed to make a “hard landing” attributable to inclement climate circumstances, including that a number of rescue groups have been pressed into motion.
Pir Hossein Kolivand, the top of Iran’s Red Crescent Society, instructed state TV that 40 fast response groups have been dispatched to the world to assist in the search and rescue operation.
These groups are from the cities of Tehran, Alborz, Ardabil, Zanjan and East and West Azerbaijan, together with 200 speedy response and specialised rescuers, he knowledgeable.
Besides that, 15 Red Crescent ANST groups (search canine) together with 2 Red Crescent drones have been pressed into service to seek for traces of the helicopter carrying the president and his staff.
Due to unfavorable climate circumstances and heavy fog within the area, it’s presently not attainable to fly rescue helicopters of the Red Crescent and the groups are looking the world on the bottom, he mentioned.
Ali Bahadori Jahromi, the federal government spokesman, in a put up on X mentioned a gathering of the federal government Cabinet was held on Sunday and the incident in East Azerbaijan was mentioned.
Mohammad Mokhber, first vp, who chaired the assembly instantly left for the northern metropolis of Tabriz together with some high-profile authorities officers, Jahromi mentioned.
Importantly, the incident happened after Raisi joined his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev for the inauguration and commissioning ceremony of two hydraulic buildings on the border with Azerbaijan.
The leaders of the 2 international locations held bilateral talks, which have been adopted by the inauguration ceremony of “Khudaferin” and “Qiz Qalasi” hydraulic buildings on the Araz River.
Meanwhile, state TV confirmed photos of individuals within the revered Imam Reza shrine in Raisi’s hometown Mashhad praying for the president and others on board the helicopter.
Raisi beforehand headed the Mashhad shrine earlier than changing into the nation’s high judiciary official and afterward, took the helm of the federal government in 2021 with a landslide win in elections.
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Source: www.nationalturk.com