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Hurricane "Katrina": Moscow send a second plane with humanitarian aids

Moscow, Russia - The first flight took supplies and 121 tents, the second one 10,000 rations and 4000 blankets

Another Russian plane is en route toward the United States loaded with humanitarian aids destined to the evacuees of hurricane "Katrina". The first IL-76 took off from Moscow on Wednesday evening at 11:30pm. Both IL-76 aircraft provided by Emergency Ministry, had been alerted since August 30, pending the permission of the USA that not identify an airport where they could land. A further delay has been...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 126437
Rome, Italy, 09/08/2005 12:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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