Helicopter crash kills many in Russia's Sakha Republic

A transport helicopter has crashed and burst into flame in a polar region of Siberia with the loss of 19 lives, the Russian authorities say. The Mi-8 helicopter came down 66km (41 miles) from the village of Deputatsky in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23142651#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa