A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Kuril Islands on August 9, at a depth of 10 km, following a massive 8.8 magnitude ...

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Igor Kan, 59, became ill while flying tourists to see the Krasheninnikov volcano in eastern Russia which erupted this week and he was able to make an emergency landing - but he could not be saved ...

A HERO pilot had a fatal heart attack mid-air – but incredibly managed to land his helicopter full of sightseers on a volcano ...