Thursday, August 12, 2010

Geo436.com blog: US Marine helicopters join flood relief effort

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Geo436 ISLAMABAD: Two US Marine helicopters arrived in Pakistan Thursday to join relief and rescue operations in areas hit by massive floods in the country”s worst catastrophe, the US embassy said. The two aircraft are the first of 19 extra helicopters that US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urgently ordered to Pakistan on Wednesday, it said. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters flew into Pakistan from the USS Peleliu, which is positioned in international waters in the Arabian Sea


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