First US relief aid flight heads for Burma
2008-05-12 HKT 13:58
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The first American aid flight
to Burma following the
devastating cyclone nine days
ago has taken off from
neighbouring Thailand. US
officials said the giant
C-One-Thirty military
transport was carrying water
purification systems and
supplies to ward off diseases.
Meanwhile, a European Union
official, Heinke Veit, said
there were encouraging signs
that more relief goods and aid
agency teams were arriving in
the main city Rangoon. ¡õ
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