news

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

Emergency personnel gathered at the scene of a helicopter crash in Cairns, Queensland, Australia on August 12 (mobile phone photo).

A helicopter crashed on the roof of the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in Cairns, Queensland, northeastern Australia in the early morning of the 12th, killing a pilot and three to four hundred people have been evacuated from the hotel.

This is a photo taken on August 12 of the helicopter crash site in Cairns, Queensland, Australia (mobile phone photo).

Queensland police said the helicopter crashed on the roof of the hotel shortly before 2 a.m., with two propellers landing on the esplanade and the hotel swimming pool. Police have blocked off several blocks near the hotel. The helicopter pilot who died was the only person on board.

Witnesses said the helicopter was flying at a high speed and there was a loud explosion and fire when it crashed. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the cause of the accident.

Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Wang Chaojun)

(Source: Xinhuanet)