Posted AT 11:36 PM EDT on 17/05/08
Canadian plane carrying aid for Myanmar arrives in Bangkok
A Canadian military plane carrying 40 tonnes worth of relief supplies for Myanmar cyclone victims arrived Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand.
The giant Canadian Forces C-17 Globemaster plane took off from CFB Trenton, Ont., on Wednesday carrying about 2,000 emergency shelter kits.
The Canadian Red Cross said Saturday the aid will broken up into smaller shipments and taken to Rangoon, Myanmar, where it will be distributed by local Red Cross volunteers on the ground.
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