A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made a “hard landing” on Sunday, state media reported, without elaborating. Some urged the public to pray for Raisi and others on board as rescue crews sped through a misty, rural forest to the site.

Up to 16 people, including 13 climbers and 3 helicopter crew, are unaccounted for after a "hard landing" in the mountains of Tajikistan, the Central Asian country's emergency committee said Monday.