US cargo aircraft fleet arrives in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, May 06 (ANI): The United States started sending their airborne cargo aircraft to quake-hit Nepal to help improve cargo capacity of Kathmandu airport. The fleet includes four C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft and two UH-1Y Huey helicopters. The United Nations has said 8 million of Nepal's 28 million people were affected by the quake, with at least 2 million needing tents, water, food and medicines over the next three months. Amid that, the United States is looking to provide up to 26 million USD in aid.