2 Reports of this tragedy:
MOSCOW, Sept. 4 — A helicopter carrying nine people crashed in bad weather in southern Russia on Thursday and rescuers have yet to find any survivors, Interfax news agency said.
A rescue helicopter spotted the burning wreckage of the Ka-32 near Babuk-Aul, not far from the southern beach resort of Sochi, but were unable to land because of weather conditions and difficult highland terrain, it said.
The crashed helicopter, which was involved in the construction of a cableway in the mountains near Sochi, was carrying four crew members and five passengers, it said.
Preliminary reports suggested the helicopter may have crashed after a package of food supplies suspended beneath it struck a rock in poor visibility, it said.
MSNBC International News Report
and another report on
Gateway Russia