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May 06, 2015

US choppers begin Nepal quake reconnaissance flights
Kathmandu (AFP) May 4, 2015
US military helicopters began reconnaissance trips Monday to assess remote areas of Nepal devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people, an official said. Nine days after a 7.8-magnitude quake brought death and destruction to the Himalayan nation, the helicopters surveyed mountain villages. Four tilt-rotor Ospreys have also arrived in Nepal. "Only the 'Hueys' (helicopters) have gone out so far for reconnaissance flights to try to identify areas in need of relief. No Ospreys ... read more

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