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IAF evacuates over 400 flood-affected people in Assam
July 12, 2012
In the far corners of India, in Assam, the Air Force has evacuated over 400 flood-affected persons across the state in the past 20 days as relief helicopters and transport planes are on round-the-clock standby.
Air Commodore P E Patange of the Eastern Air Command said besides airlifting 400 marooned persons from various parts of the state, the IAF also airlifted dozens of tonnes of relief materials for distribution.
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