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€5 Mn EU Disaster Relief arrives in Sri Lanka on special cargo flight
A special cargo aircraft carrying 69,000 kilograms of disaster relief supplies worth 5 million euros from Germany and Luxembourg, both
Summary
The Boeing 747 cargo aircraft transporting the aid landed at Katunayake Airport at 4:30 a.m. today, having departed from Leipzig, Germany. To receive the consignment, Germany's Deputy Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Sarah Haselbarth, EU representative Pierre Tripon, and officials from Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre were present at Katunayake Airport.
What this story is about
People
- Sarah Hasselbarth2
- Pierre Tripon2
- Sarah Haselbarth
- Ada Derana
Organisations
- European Union3
- Disaster Management Centre2
- Disaster Management Center.The
Places
- Luxembourg3
- Sri Lanka3
- Germany3
- Bandaranaike International Airport2
- Katunayake2
- Leipzig2
- Katunayake International Airport
- Katunayake Airport
Keywords
- arrives3
- cargo2
- aid2
- humanitarian
- mattresses
- equipment
- kilograms
- shipment
- special
- flight
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