Relief chopper carrying 14 crashes in China quake zone

BEIJING (AP) — China's official news agency says a military transport helicopter carrying people injured in the country's earthquake disaster has crashed.

The report Sunday from the Xinhua News Agency gives no word on any survivors.

It says the helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon in fog and strong turbulence. The aircraft was carrying a crew of four and 10 people injured in the quake.

The
crash highlights the ongoing challenges as China seeks to respond to a
tragedy that has also left nearly 15 million people homeless and raised
fears of epidemic outbreaks in affected areas.

The helicopter had ferried a team of military experts on disease
outbreaks to Li county and was returning with the injured residents
when it lost contact with ground command, Xinhua reported.

It later confirmed the chooper had crashed.