Philippines relief military helicopter headed to typhoon-hit areas crashes in Mindanao


MANILA (Xinhua): A Philippine military Super Huey helicopter crashed on Tuesday in Agusan del Sur province in the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines while on a relief operation, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said.

"The aircraft was part of a flight of four helicopters that had departed from Davao City to Butuan City to conduct a Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis mission," read the PAF statement, adding that "communication with the helicopter was lost, which immediately prompted the launch of a search and rescue operation."

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