Eight people killed when a military helicopter carrying humanitarian aid crashes into flooded areas of the Amazon

Five soldiers and three civilians, officials of the Risk Management Secretariat, died today in Pastaza in the Ecuadorian Amazon. When the helicopter in which they were traveling carrying humanitarian aid crashed. The mayor confirmed, “Pastazza is in mourning and we are going to honor his memory, he lost his life while providing humanitarian aid to the communities that needed it most.” andre grandaAfter several hours of effort, the crashed plane was searched.

The area is affected by floods caused by rising rivers. The plane was delivering aid to the most remote communities of the Waorani indigenous people. Information about the disappearance of the ship was received in the morning.Defense Ministry launched a search operation A few hours later the worst signs were confirmed.

Two pilot majors were traveling in an army plane. Andres Octavio Sierra and lieutenant Jaime Fernando Cordones, next to sergeant Leonardo Gutierrez and two mechanics, corporal Christian Morales And Edgar Montesdeoka. The deceased is a civil engineer Katya Aragon, From the Risk Secretariat; municipal technician eric reyes and Waorani leader Diego Ima, Kurare’s political lieutenant.

Bodies will not be removed from the crashed helicopter until Saturday morning due to bad weather affecting that region of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

The President responded, “I deeply regret the tragic accident involving soldiers and civil servants providing humanitarian assistance in the Tivino sector of Pastaza… The crew and passengers were carrying out this heroic mission in support of the Venezuelan people ” Daniel Noboa.