Forty Fishermen Evacuated From Sakhalin Region Ice Floe

Moscow, March 6 – Rescuers on a Mi-8 helicopter evacuated 40 fishermen ashore in the Sakhalin region, who found themselves on a separate ice floe in difficult weather conditions, the News Agency reported in the press service of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia.

Earlier, the department noted that an ice floe with fishermen broke off near the village of Lesnoy in the Sakhalin Region. A Mi-8 helicopter was sent to rescue the fishermen; About 50 people can be on the ice floe.

“Employees of the Russian Emergencies Ministry using a Mi-8 helicopter evacuated 40 fishermen ashore near the village of Lesnoye in the Sakhalin region. The work is still going on. The rescue operation is being carried out in the Sakhalin region, 1.5-2 kilometers from the Sakhalin region. Dividing line , in difficult weather conditions, with strong winds, “- said the agency’s source.