Honduras: helicopter in which President Xiomara Castro landed emergency

A helicopter in which the president of Honduras, Xiomara Castromade an emergency landing on Tuesday due to visibility problems because of bad weather, the ruler herself reported.

On the way from the northern city of San Pedro Sula toward Tegucigalpathere was a presence of a dense fog and “We couldn’t go ahead or return”, Castro told local media after the descent of the device in a corn crop in the area of The Balinabout 150 km north of the capital.

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“We had to make an emergency landing. We are all very good”, Added the leftist president.

Aided by police to walk among the weeds, the president addressed a police patrol car to follow her path to Tegucigalpa, according to a video published by local media on social networks.

The helicopter flew over a wooded area and due to lack of visibility the pilot had to look for a place to descend to avoid risks, according to the press.