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Hurricane "Katrina": Pentagon's ships and choppers towards New Orleans

Washington, USA - A number of economic aids to arrive

Pentagon ordered to send the amphibious assault ship "Bataan" equipped on board with Sea Stallion and Sea Hawks helicopters to be used in rescue missions at New Orleans. Washington offered US Civil Defence a 50 helicopters fleet based at Fort Hood (Texas). US Defence Department moved 8 rescue units from California and deployed 5 war ships and hospital ship "Comfort". About 10,000 National Guard’s s...

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Rome, Italy, 09/01/2005 13:26
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