Air-Dropping Food & Supplies into Beni, Bolivia
Below is a short video of the food drops Mano a Mano is doing in the Trinidad, Beni area:
The devastation is very bad. Even though the flood waters are receding, vast areas are still underwater; airstrips are flooded and canoes are the only way to get around in many areas. Mano a Mano staff have been using the airplanes to drop food & supplies into smaller and more isolated rural communities; because we can’t land we are air-dropping supplies from the plane. On a couple of occasions, we have used small parachutes to drop larger amounts of cargo at a time.
View from the Mano a Mano plane of some of the affected communities.
Flood Relief Update – 25,000 Pounds of Food & Supplies Distributed
We have made 24 flights and delivered around 25,000 pounds of food to date. As weather permits, they are flying to deliver food, clothing, and medical personnel.
Support Mano a Mano Flood Relief
To learn more about our flood relief efforts, or to make a donation, please visit our FLOOD RELIEF page.