State officials have confirmed the death of about thirteen people after a helicopter crashed in Mexico on Saturday.
Reports revealed that the victims, including three children, were killed when a cabinet minister’s helicopter crashed while trying to land on the way to the epicenter of an earthquake.
According to the Agence France Presse, the military helicopter that went down late Friday carried Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete and Oaxaca state Governor Alejandro Murat, who were unharmed.
But five women, four men, and the three children were killed, the Oaxaca prosecutor’s office said.
Another victim died on the way to hospital.
