THE ARMENIAN PLANE CARRYING HUMANITARIAN AID HEADED FOR TURKEY
ARMRADIO.AM
28.10.2011 14:28
The Il-76 plane carrying humanitarian aid to Turkey took off from
Yerevan’s “Erebuni” airport at 2 p.m. today, the Ministry of Emergency
Situations reports.
The 40-ton containers include more than 100 tents, 500 sleeping bags,
more than 7 000 bedding sets.
A major earthquake rocked Turkey at 15:41 Sunday, leaving hundreds
dead and wounded.
On October 27 Armenia received an official aid request through
diplomatic cables.
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