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Russia to pay families of Black Sea air crash victims $3,700

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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.

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.

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