TNT flies food aid for Somalia
A TNT Express plane on Monday took off from Liege, Belgium, with 45 tons of emergency food aid bound for Nairobi, Kenya, to help the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) feed thousands of children in neighboring Somalia.
The Boeing 767 transported more than 3,000 boxes of supplementary 'plumpy,' a peanut-based paste packed with vitamins for malnourished children. The aid arriving in Kenya will be moved to the affected areas in Somalia for distribution.
The U.N. has declared famine in five regions of Somalia. The number of people in need of lifesaving assistance is now 3.7 million, out of a population of 7.5 million.
TNT flies food aid for Somalia
