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NICARAGUA
- On 9th September Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) reported that they are rushing assistance to the 50,000 people directly affected by Hurricane Felix on the Caribbean cost of Nicaragua.
- Along with Mission Flights International, based in Florida, a turbine-powered DC-3 arrived in Nicaragua on 8th September with a load of water-treatment supplies and plastic sheeting from Samaritan's Purse. The DC-3 carried 6,500 pounds of rice, beans, black plastic and cornmeal on its first flight on 9th September and continues to make repeated relief trips between Managua and affected coastal areas.
- MAF has flown down a Cessna T206 from Mexico to support the relief operation in more remote areas.
- The "air bridge" to bring in supplies from Managua began Sunday 9th September.
UNJLC produced General Logistics and Planning maps for Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. The maps are available on the UNJLC webpage: www.unjlc.org on the HIGHLIGHTS folder.