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Aug 25, 2006 (newstodate): 2005 was a busy year for relief and aid operations at the Russian ministry of emergency and disaster relief.
In total the ministry managed no less than 12,000 relief and aid flights.
More than 15,000 people were transported in connection with disaster relief and aid operations in lcuding the Asian Tsunami disaster, as well as more than 8,000 tonnes of relief and aid shipments.
Also Russian Beriev BE-200 firefighting aircraft, of which the ministry now has seven, performed 232 reconnaissance and fire extinction missions at home and abroad.
In total the ministry managed no less than 12,000 relief and aid flights.
More than 15,000 people were transported in connection with disaster relief and aid operations in lcuding the Asian Tsunami disaster, as well as more than 8,000 tonnes of relief and aid shipments.
Also Russian Beriev BE-200 firefighting aircraft, of which the ministry now has seven, performed 232 reconnaissance and fire extinction missions at home and abroad.