A helicopter crashed in north-western Siberia, Russia, on August 4th.
It is believed that the Mi-8 helicopter was transporting workers of an oil company when it went down.
All fifteen passengers and three crew members aboard were killed in the crash.
British Airways flight BA18 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Irkutsk city of Siberia, Russia, on August 21.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, en-route from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport to London’s Heathrow airport, was diverted after a passengers’ smartphone began emitting smoke due to a ‘thermal runaway’.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 205 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The plane was able to resume its journey after 3 hours.
On May 6, 2013, 9 people aboard an Angara Airlines Mil Mi-8T were lost during a rescue operation in Siberia.
Update
Fragments of missing Mi-8 helicopter found in Irkutsk
The helicopter was participating in a flood rescue and was carrying 1.9 tons of explosives for blasting ice dams in the river.
Missing are three crew, five officials and the emergency chief. Stanislav Omelyanchik.
The hotline number is Emergency telephone number – 8 (3952) 39 9999.
List of missing:
1. Omelyanchik Stanislav, acting chief of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Irkutsk region;
2. Stepanov Alexander, deputy head of the Baikal PSO;
3. Kashko Yuri, head of the North JI ACC Irkutsk region;
4. Pezhemsky Sergey, lifeguard-shooter Northern PSO;
5. Chekrygin Igor, chief OGKU “Center of Civil Defense”;
6. Arbatskii Sergey, instructor airborne fire service department Kirenskogo air base of the Irkutsk region of forests;
Airline crew “Angara”:
7. Igor Markov, the commander of the aircraft;
8. Zhizhel Andrey, flight instructor;
9. Kulebyakin Alexei Vasilievich, the mechanic.
Video (Russian)
