KATHMANDU, Nepal—An RCAF plane carrying approximately 100 people who survived a massive earthquake in Nepal arrived in New Delhi late Wednesday, April 29, the Canadian government said.
On board the C-17 transport were both Canadians and people from other countries, while an additional 70 Canadians have since left Nepal on commercial flights, Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson said in a statement.
The plane arrived in Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital, early Wednesday morning, carrying elements of the government’s Disaster Assistance Response Team to assist in a crisis the United Nations estimates is affecting 8 million people.
Officials are on the ground and co-ordinating rescue efforts with our allies whose helicopters and assets are in the area.
