Iran's request to activate the European Union's speedy mapping mechanism gave the impression of a warning that the crash web site of the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi, the international minister and different members of Tehran's management has not been discovered. Nonetheless, Reuters reported that the helicopter had been discovered, however there was no phrase on the destiny of the passengers. The Pink Crescent, which despatched rescuers to the realm, denies that the helicopter has been situated.
The crash of President Raisi's helicopter was attributable to antagonistic climate circumstances and the damage or dying of the passengers couldn’t be confirmed, Iranian state TV reported, which initially mentioned it was an emergency touchdown.
Fog and new storms are complicating rescue operations, based on the newest official bulletins.
🇮🇷| I believe the Iranian president is lifeless, given the mountainous area and the weather conditions which can not enable a touchdown. #iran pic.twitter.com/ROIxYkEseD
– Pr Mehdi EL KAROUANI (@karouani_M) Might 19, 2024
Iran's Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has known as on Iranians to “not fear” in regards to the nation as searches proceed for the helicopter that crashed in northwestern Iran.
“I hope God brings the president and his companions again into the arms of the nation. Everybody pray for the well being of those servants,” he added in a speech earlier than the households of members of the Revolutionary Guards, based on the official IRNA information company.
The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the international minister crashed in a mountainous space within the west amid dense fog. It was a part of an escort of three helicopters carrying the presidential delegation.
Two of them landed safely in Tabriz, a big metropolis in northwestern Iran.
The chief of the final employees of the Iranian military ordered all forces of the military and the elite Revolutionary Guards for use in search and rescue operations.
“It's darkish and it's beginning to rain, however the search is ongoing. Rescue groups have arrived within the space … nonetheless, the rain has created mud, making the search tough,” state tv reported with photos of dozens of ambulances speeding close to the city of Jolfa, 600 kilometers northwest of Tehran, and prayers echoing. from everywhere in the nation.
Raisi had crossed the border into Azerbaijan to inaugurate the Kiz-Kalesi Dam, the biggest joint water undertaking between Iran and Azerbaijan, based on Iranian information community Press TV.
Earlier, Iranian media interrupted their schedule to broadcast photos of residents praying for the well being of their president inside a mosque.
“Our prayers are with President Ibrahim Raisi,” mentioned Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, as they made a joint look a number of hours earlier for the inauguration of a dam in Iran's East Azerbaijan province.
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