Pictured: The UN rescue helicopter that ended up having to be rescued from floods

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A UN helicopter crash-landed in southern Pakistan while delivering food for flood victims, officials said today.

Three people of the 13 on board suffered minor injuries.

The forced landing happened when the aircraft, which was loaded with high-energy biscuits from the UN's World Food Programme, became unbalanced as it tried to land in the Dadu area of Sindh province.

Soldiers from Pakistan's Army rescue the crew and passengers of the United Nations helicopter which crashed at Lakha village in the Dadu district in Pakistan's Sindh province


WFP spokesman Amjad Jamal said those on board included Pakistanis and foreigners. The wounded were taken to Karachi via a rescue helicopter.

The UN has ramped up its aid programme in Pakistan following this summer's floods, which have left at least 1.8 million homeless. Many affected areas are hard to reach.
The crash comes in the same week at Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released a video seeking to drum up support by taking advantage of Pakistan's flood tragedy


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[Donatello]

Tch Tch. Sad incident. We need resources to help victims not rescuers.

 

[Dark Angel]

Tch Tch. Sad incident. We need resources to help victims not rescuers.

Why are u being so cynical ...they werent sight seeing

 

[somebozo]

Well this is not the first time Pakistani men needed to be called for resuce..remember somalia? for some reason westerns have a taste for toast!

 

[Capt.Popeye]

^^^
Sheer Bad Luck. Nothing more than that.

 

[alibaz]

Thanks to our friends all around the world for helping us during the tough hours. It was an unfortunate incident which could have happened to any one. Thanks to Allah that it was not a fetal accident and only three got minor injuries. However unfortunate part is, we lost one helping bird. I don't see any thing in it that we start beating about useless things.

 

[Devil Soul]

its jus a man made machine which can develop fault @ any time.. cant blame UN guys