Posted AT 4:52 AM EDT on 12/05/08
First U.S. relief airlift arrives in Myanmar
RANGOON, MYANMAR — The first U.S. relief airlift has arrived in Myanmar carrying emergency supplies for last week's cyclone victims.
A military C-130 cargo plane left a Thai air force base Monday and landed in Myanmar's biggest city Rangoon. Two more air shipments scheduled to land Tuesday.
After the plane's arrival, the supplies were transferred to Myanmar army trucks.
Allowing the U.S.
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