MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH
Late on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine military confirmed that an air force helicopter with five crew members on board was deployed to assist relief efforts, and crashed on northern Mindanao island.
The Super Huey helicopter went down while en route to the coastal city of Butuan “in support of relief operations” related to the powerful storm, Eastern Mindanao Command said in a statement, adding search and recovery operations were underway.
Military officials did not immediately provide other details about the crash, including the condition of those aboard and what could have caused the crash.
The typhoon is now moving westwards through the Visayan island chain, with sustained winds of 130kmh, and gusts of 180kmh, toppling trees and downing power lines.
