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China emergency: a second Russian plane carrying humanitarian aid took off for Sichuan

Moscow, Russia - 30 tons of tents, mattresses and blankets

A second Russian Emergencies Ministry plane carrying 30 tons of humanitarian aid for quake-stricken southwest China took off on Wednesday from an airfield near Moscow, a ministry spokesman said. "The second Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane departed at 18:45 Moscow time [14:45 GMT] for China", the official said. "Relief supplies include tents and blankets - what the victims of the earthquake need the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1089667
Rome, Italy, 05/15/2008 14:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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