Visit Indian Travel Sites
Goa,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh,
Delhi,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Sikkim,
Madhya Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
|
Four more US choppers arrive in Pak for flood relief operations | The United States has sent four more CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters to assist in the ongoing relief and rescue operations in flood hit areas of Pakistan. Currently
there are 18 US military and civilian aircraft in Pakistan assisting in flood
relief operations. According to a press statement issued by the US embassy here,
eight more choppers would arrive in Pakistan in the next few days. The US Air
Force is also providing help through C-130 aircraft based in Afghanistan. Two
C-130s transported an estimated 52,000 pounds of relief supplies on Monday, The
Daily Times reports. The US has supplied a month's emergency food rations to more
than 307,000 people through partnership with the World Food Programme It has also
provided over 11.25 million dollars for flood relief operations through the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). |
|
|
|
|
|