Air cargo industry rallies to help 莫桑比克 following Cyclone Idai

在过去的几周里, leading aircraft charter specialist, 包机服务, has chartered aircraft to fly a total of almost 500 tons of humanitarian aid, 还有近100名医生, into disaster-struck 莫桑比克 so far.

Just a couple of weeks ago, Cyclone Idai swept through 莫桑比克, 马拉维 和 津巴布韦. It left at least 700 people dead 和 three million people in need of humanitarian assistance. 包机服务 has worked tirelessly since then in conjunction with various aid agencies 和 governments, 在各种货物中飞行, 包括霍乱疫苗, 水疗法, 蚊帐和防水油布.

丹Morgan-Evans, ACS集团货运总监, said: “We even had one flight that was transporting an entire field hospital to the region, including X-ray machines 和 4x4 vehicles. In total so far we have chartered aircraft for just over 480 tons of equipment, 在各种飞机上, ranging from Antonov 12s 和 Ilyushin 76s, to Boeing 747-400s 和 Boeing 777s, with more to come in the next few days.

“我们在北美的办公室, 欧洲, the Middle East 和 Africa have all been involved in the relief effort. As well as the huge amount of cargo, we also had a Boeing 737 transporting 80 doctors to Beira in 莫桑比克 over the weekend.”