Chopper carrying 14 crashes in China's quake zone

BEIJING, China (CNN) - A military transport helicopter carrying people injured in China's disastrous earthquake crashed Saturday afternoon, state media reported.

The helicopter was carrying a crew of four and 10 injured residents when it went down in fog and turbulence in Wenchuan County, the news agency Xinhua said.

Xinhua did not say whether the crash resulted in any casualties. A search and rescue operation was underway, it said.

Wenchuan County is located in Sichuan province, which was hit hardest in the 7.9-magnitude earthquake on May 12.

By Saturday, the official death toll from the quake had risen to 68,977, with another 18,618 people missing.