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01/05/2015
Three RAF Chinook Helicopters To Be Sent To Nepal
The UK has committed to sending three RAF Chinook helicopters to help relief efforts in Nepal.
The helicopters are being provided by the Department of International Development (DfID) alongside £2.5m in funding to the UN's Humanitarian Air Service.
DfID said that this will 'enable organisations already on the ground to immediately get aid supplies to more isolated areas".
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has left many of Nepal’s roads blocked and vital infrastructure damaged.
International Development Secretary, Justine Greening: "These highly versatile Royal Air Force helicopters and UN aircraft will mean life-saving aid supplies can be moved around Nepal and reach people in remote communities cut off by the earthquake who are in desperate need.
"Conditions in Nepal are dire, but the UK is determined to do everything it can to help support Nepal and its people."
(MH)
The helicopters are being provided by the Department of International Development (DfID) alongside £2.5m in funding to the UN's Humanitarian Air Service.
DfID said that this will 'enable organisations already on the ground to immediately get aid supplies to more isolated areas".
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has left many of Nepal’s roads blocked and vital infrastructure damaged.
International Development Secretary, Justine Greening: "These highly versatile Royal Air Force helicopters and UN aircraft will mean life-saving aid supplies can be moved around Nepal and reach people in remote communities cut off by the earthquake who are in desperate need.
"Conditions in Nepal are dire, but the UK is determined to do everything it can to help support Nepal and its people."
(MH)
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