The first humanitarian aid airplanes arrived from the United States and France yesterday. At 7 am a Hercules C130 arrived from the military base in Panama with a cargo of 200 boxes of reinforced plastic to cover 10,000 houses. Paul Bell, a specialist in natural disasters recovery operations with the US Agency for International Development came along with several other disaster technicians. They came with a cargo of plastic material that can be used to replace zinc ceilings. He said other relief airplanes are on the way. The French government sent a relief plane from Martinique at 7:45 am with 120 men specialized in disaster relief efforts who will assist the government in towns and cities throughout the government. They came with a cargo of medicines and construction materials.
