World

Russian Aid Plane Heads for Flood-Hit Mozambique

16:58 27/02/2013

Tags: flood, UN Security Council, Russian Emergencies Ministry, Mozambique

MOSCOW, February 26 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian Emergencies Ministry plane carrying humanitarian aid took off from a Moscow airport for flood-stricken Mozambique on Wednesday, rescuers said.

Flooding in Mozambique has killed over 100 people and left some 170,000 homeless since October.

The plane is carrying tents, blankets, food, and mobile electricity generators.

The United Nations has estimated some $30 million will be required to provide basic healthcare, food and shelter for those affected by the floods.

Add to blog
Send to friend
Share

Add to blog

You may place this material on your blog by copying the link.

Publication code:

<div style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3; padding:17px 0 0px 17px; background:#ffffff; width:510px;"><div style="width:100%; overflow:hidden;"><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20130227/179715698.html" style="text-decoration:none;"><img src="http://en.rian.ru/i/eng/logo_sml.gif" alt="RIA Novosti" title="RIA Novosti" style="float:left; margin-right:10px;" border="0" /></a><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20130227/179715698.html"><img src="http://en.rian.ru/images/17971/63/179716390.jpg" width="120" height="83" border="0" alt="Russian Aid Plane Heads for Flood-Hit Mozambique" style="float:right;padding:0px 15px 5px 0px;" /></a><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20130227/179715698.html" style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none;display: block; margin: 0 10px 0 0 ;"><strong style="font:19px Georgia,Arial,sans-serif; line-height:16px; font-weight:bold;">Russian Aid Plane Heads for Flood-Hit Mozambique</strong></a><p style="font:13px Georgia,Arial,sans-serif; padding:5px 153px 0px 0;"><span style="color:#5590bf;">16:58</span> <span style="color:#5590bf; padding-right:7px;">27/02/2013</span> <span style="font-size:12px;">A Russian Emergencies Ministry plane carrying humanitarian aid took off from a Moscow airport for flood-stricken Mozambique on Wednesday, rescuers said.<a target="_blank" style="color:#335f86; padding-left:10px; text-decoration:underline;" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20130227/179715698.html" title="Russian Aid Plane Heads for Flood-Hit Mozambique">>></a></span></p><div style="padding:6px 0 15px 30px; font:10px Verdana,sans-serif;"><a target="_blank" style="color:#114472; text-decoration:underline;" href="http://en.rian.ru" title="RIA Novosti">Other news of the day</a></div></div></div>

Preview:

Russian Aid Plane Heads for Flood-Hit Mozambique

16:58 27/02/2013 A Russian Emergencies Ministry plane carrying humanitarian aid took off from a Moscow airport for flood-stricken Mozambique on Wednesday, rescuers said.>>

Other news of the day