Martha Erika Alonso, a senior opposition figure and governor of the state of Puebla, died with Rafael Moreno, a senator and former Puebla governor, when their Agusta helicopter came down on Monday afternoon shortly after take-off, the government said. Durazo said that the authorities had been in touch with the helicopter and engine manufacturers, who will be at the scene on Tuesday. Moreno was governor of Puebla between 2011 and 2017 and headed the PAN in the Senate. For now, Puebla’s interior minister Jesus Rodriguez will be interim governor before elections are held within five months, the Puebla government said. A number of Mexican politicians have died in aircraft accidents in recent years, including federal interior ministers in 2008 and 2011.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 25, 2018 05:15 UTC