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MYANMAR: Cyclone helicopters grounded in Bangkok

Source: IRIN

Yangon : Myanmar | about 1 year ago

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One month after a devastating cyclone ripped through Myanmar, nine out of 10 helicopters to be used by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) are still being held up in Bangkok awaiting approval to fly. Choppers were delivered last week by the Canadian and Australian governments but Myanmar has yet to authorise...

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