Helicopter blade kills wealthy tourists

A blade separated from a helicopter and hit a tent at a hunting and fishing camp for the wealthy in northern Russia, killing two people.

Several other people were injured in the accident, which happened along the river Volonga in the remote Yamal-Nenets autonomous region, 1,860 miles north-east of Moscow.

The Mi-8 helicopter was on the ground with its engine running when one of the blades broke off and flew into a tent where people were eating breakfast, the ITAR-Tass news agency said.

ITAR-Tass said the camp catered to wealthy tourists, who paid €1,500 a week to stay there.