10 hurt in UN’s rescue copter crash landing

DADU: A United Nations (UN) helicopter, engaged in rescue efforts in flood-hit Dadu district in southern province of Pakistan, made a crash landing on water at Manchhar Lake on grounds of technical faults, Geo News reported Friday.

According to preliminary reports, as many as 10 persons including flood-victims and crewmembers have been reportedly injured during the mishap.

Rescue and relief operation have been kicked off as wounded men, having rescued form wreckage, are being transported to hospital for medical attainment.

Pakistanis and foreigners were on the aircraft.

"There were 12 people on board. We're extremely relieved there were no deaths, but there have been injuries.

"We don't know the extent of those injuries at the moment. There is a rescue helicopter on the way to pick them up," a UN official Came said.

Iqbal Memon, a local Pakistani administration official, told media: "Due to some technical fault, the helicopter tried to make an emergency landing on an embankment and then it slipped into the water".

Three people were injured in the incident he said, adding that local villagers had helped to rescue those on board.