How many lives saved at the expense of Russian helicopters? Bashny.Net

Exactly one year ago, Bolivia was hit by severe flooding.
The authorities took care of it, the idea came to escape from flooding using wetlands, they are well absorb water during the rainy season.
At that difficult time, our Mi-17-B5 overwhelm aid.
The exploits of our steel birds somehow persistently ignored, and in fact they have saved thousands of lives.




Mi-17 against "Katrina»

Goreslavsky mentions several well-known cases of the use of Mi-17 rescue workers - especially during severe flooding in the United States, literally erased from the face of the earth in New Orleans in 2005. At the time of the floods in Mexico is 60 Mi-17 helicopters, the first of which were bought back in the 90s. These machines and sent to pull people from the depths.





Chinese Mi-17 in Pakistan

In 2010, China sent four Mi-17 helicopters to Pakistan for rescue operations during the flood, the first three days claimed the lives of 430 people. Interestingly, this is the first case in the history of China, the government has sent military helicopters abroad for humanitarian aid.





Two Mi-17 and thousands of saved

Afghan military helicopters domestic use during one of the major floods in Afghanistan. With just two Mi-17 for five days was rescued over a thousand people.





In 1999, disaster overtook Venezuela where debris flows razed entire villages on the coast. Again, people took out two of our Mi-17, as said in an interview with Sergei Goreslavsky of "Rostec." Overall, Latin America delivered 450 helicopters line "Mi».



Now "Rostec" places great emphasis on cooperation with Latinos. For example, in Brazil, will be delivered civil Mi-171A1, Ka-32A11BC and the latest Ka-62. According Goreslavskaya, it will allow the corporation to expand its influence in the region. And at the same time and save many more lives, if anything. Although the 2012 and the back, the new end of the world is not far off.

Source: vsirin.livejournal.com