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Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry: sending of aircraft with aid to tropical storm-battered Philippines

Rome, Italy - The operation valued at approximately € 500,000

"Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi instructed the Italian Cooperation to arrange for the dispatch of emergency humanitarian aid to the Philippines, hard hit by tropical storm 'Washi' over the night of 16 December. To date, the natural disaster has left over 1000 people dead, 1600 injured and 309,000 homeless. Thanks to the collaboration of the UNHRD in Subang (Malaysia) and the Italian...

fra/pec - 1136595
Rome, Italy, 12/27/2011 14:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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