BOSTON (CBS) — The Patriots aircraft left Logan Airport in Boston Saturday morning and is headed to Haiti to assist restoration efforts after a devastating earthquake killed greater than 2,000 individuals and left over 12,000 hospitalized with accidents.
The aircraft is stuffed with provides and main medical tools donated from Beverly nonprofit Construct Well being Worldwide. The Kraft household additionally donated water and PPE.
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It’s going to attain Port au Prince round 5:20 Saturday night time.
Deeply grateful to the Kraft household and the @Patriots for his or her assist and generosity in delivering important provides and medical tools to the individuals of Haiti.
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Our ideas are with Haiti, its residents and their family members as they recuperate and rebuild.
#NoDaysOff ? ✈️ https://t.co/MWWQRD0OpF— Charlie Baker (@MassGovernor) August 21, 2021
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This isn’t the primary time the Patriots group aircraft has been used for humanitarian efforts. In Could it delivered half 1,000,000 COVID vaccines to El Salvador and it additionally flew to China at first of the pandemic to convey 1.2 million N95 masks to Massachusetts.