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Eight Ugandans survive army helicopter crash
Source: Eight Ugandans survive army helicopter crash - TelegraphEight Ugandan servicemen have survived an army helicopter crash in Kenya.
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Two have been killed and four remain unaccounted for following the crash of the three Russian-made Mi-245 helicopters on Monday.
"We have rescued eight survivors," said Simon Gitau, a senior warden with the Kenya Wildlife Service. "All of them were in the helicopter that crashed, but did not catch fire."
The survivors were on board one of the two helicopters reported missing and believed to be carrying 14 servicemen and the heavy weaponry each with a capacity of 4.5 tons.
Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces, General Julius Karangi said that one helicopter "had been found burnt completely, and the other one hanging somewhere on the cliff."