Tragic Mi-8T Helicopter Crash in Kamchatka: No Survivors

A Russian Mi-8T helicopter crashed in Kamchatka, with all 22 people on board confirmed dead. The aircraft had departed from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano. Kamchatka experienced severe weather over the weekend, but it's unclear if this contributed to the tragedy.

No survivors were found among the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that crashed in Kamchatka, the state news agency TASS reported.

The Mi-8T helicopter had 22 passengers and had taken off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano.

The Kamchatka peninsula, 7,100 km east of Moscow, was affected by severe weather, but the cause of the crash remains undetermined.

(With inputs from agencies.)