Four Ugandan military helicopter took off on Sunday with Somalia in sight, but only one reached a scheduled stop. The other three disappeared down the road and bad weather makes it more difficult.The three helicopters lost in the area around Mount Kenya and a pilot should have been able to send out a call for help. Difficult circumstances sprain, however, the search, Kenyan authorities announced on Monday.
- Right now we do not know that it has crashed ... the terrain and the weather is aggravating, says the Kenyan military spokesman Bogita Ongeri.A rescue team has taken possession of the crew from one of the three helicopters that disappeared at the Mount Kenya area. The helicopter forced to land in the mountains and the five crew members are now in security, announced a spokesman for the Ugandan army.
The search for the other two helicopters are still ongoing.
The helicopters had left Entebbe in Uganda to strengthen the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia. In Wajir in Kenya, they would refuel for the onward journey to Somalia where they are needed in the fight against Islamist rebel group al-Shabaab.
Ugandan soldiers are the backbone of the AU force in Somalia Amilon. The force includes troops from Kenya and Burundi.
Kenya has suffered several grenade attacks and kidnappings since the country went into Somalia in October 2011, and allegations made against al-Shabaab.
In July 2010, took al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Uganda and argued that it was due to its involvement in Amilon.
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