Wed, Apr 03, 2019
Carried 154,000 Pounds Of Relief Supplies To Areas Impacted By Cyclone Idai
A National Airlines B747-400F flew from both Toronto, Canada and Amsterdam, Netherlands to Cyclone Idai-affected Mozambique with 154,000 pounds of relief materials from the Canadian Red Cross Society.
Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique on March 14, killing and displacing thousands of people and causing damage all across the country. Relief organizations rely on National Air Cargo to deliver aid to the city which is reachable almost solely by air and sea due to the nearly 1,200 square miles of flooded land.
National swiftly responded to the request from Air Charter Service (ACS) to launch an urgent relief supply mission. National Air Cargo, Inc. is ensuring Aid agencies that the relief materials are swiftly getting to the people and are currently working on additional relief movements. Governments across the world have offered support to the cyclone-ravaged Mozambique.
National specializes in reaching the most challenging and demanding locations, should it be in relief operations or in troop support, and has always played a vital part in assisting relief movements to countries affected by natural disasters.
National's freight forwarding and airline entities have been instrumental in bringing relief support during the Ebola out-break in Liberia, earthquake in Nepal, flood relief in Philippines, hurricane relief in Puerto Rico, Super Typhoon Yutu-affected US Northern Mariana Islands.
Christopher (Chris) Alf, National's Chairman of the Board expressed, "Our hearts and prayers are with those affected in Mozambique. National Airlines is and will always be committed to prioritizing relief missions ahead of our commercial operations. The Mozambique mission request was received and activated within 24 hours."
(Images provided with National Air Cargo news release)
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