September 21 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines is continuing to airlift relief aid into the flood stricken regions of Pakistan with two more flights on behalf of the Japanese Ground Defense Force. The latest AN-124-100 freighter operations carried 84 tonnes of equip
Volga-Dnepr have so far airlifted eight shipments carrying 550 tonnes of relief supplies from various international government organisations to Pakistan, including two helicopters from Russia and aid from Germany, Turkey, the UK, Sweden and Italy. Further flights to Pakistan are scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.
The devastating floods in Pakistan, which began in the mountainous northwest some four weeks ago with the onset of monsoon rains, have already claimed more than 1,600 lives and destroyed over one million homes.
