RUSSIA TO PAY FAMILIES OF BLACK SEA AIR CRASH VICTIMS $3,700
RIA Novosti, Russia
May 11 2006
MOSCOW, May 11 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian government will pay 100,000
rubles ($3,700) to the families of 113 people killed in a Black Sea
air crash a week ago, the Russian health minister said Thursday.
An Airbus owned by Armenia’s Armavia airline crashed in stormy weather
near the Russian resort of Sochi on May 3.
On May 4, the head of Armavia said all passengers had been insured and
their families would receive $20,000 each, and the Armenian government
promised compensation worth $3,400.