RIA Novosti informs about it with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies.
“At 17:10 a Superjet 100 took off. On board there were ten personnel, 19 specialists from Tsentrospas, two departmental psychologists. A total of 31 people, ”the ministry said.
Earlier it became known that the first Il-76 transport aircraft of the Russian Emergencies Ministry with an airmobile hospital and a task force flew to Beirut.
A powerful explosion occurred on August 4 in the area of the seaport of Beirut near the naval base. According to local authorities, the cause of the tragedy was the detonation of 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate confiscated by customs services, which were stored in the warehouse.
According to the latest data, the explosion killed 113 people.