First of Ten Un Helicopters Fly Into Burma ; International

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UN helicopters fanned out across Burma's devastated Irrawaddy Delta for the first time yesterday, ferrying critical supplies to villages struggling to survive since the May 2-3 cyclone, an official said.

Four helicopters which arrived over the weekend got to work yesterday, shuttling food and other supplies to villages around the hardest-hit towns of Bogale and Labutta, said UN World Food Programme spokesman Paul Risley.

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First of Ten Un Helicopters Fly Into Burma ; International

Until now, the UN had one helicopter in Burma which flew six trips la...

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