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Four injured in helicopter crash in flood zone

Aircraft was being used for electricity line repairs

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 20 - Four people are injured after a helicopter crashed on Saturday at Belricetto di Lugo, in the province of Ravenna, one of the areas hit hardest by this week's deadly floods in Emilia Romagna.
    The helicopter was engaged in operations to fix power line faults caused by the extreme weather, sources said.
    The injured people were extracted from the aircraft by the fire brigade and taken away by air ambulance, the sources said.
    Th crash took place while the helicopter, which is said to be a private aircraft belonging to the 'EliOssola' company, attempted an emergency landing, the sources said.
    The Italian authorities have been using helicopters extensively during the emergency to rescue people stranded by the flood waters, among other things. (ANSA).
   

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