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Military Planes Evacuate Hurricane-hit Tourists To Europe

Sumaira FH Published September 11, 2017 | 08:40 PM

Military planes evacuate hurricane-hit tourists to Europe

France and the Netherlands on Monday evacuated tourists from Caribbean holiday islands hit by hurricane Irma in the face of criticism about how long it took for the operation to get underway

PARIS, Sept 11, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Sep, 2017 ) - France and the Netherlands on Monday evacuated tourists from Caribbean holiday islands hit by hurricane Irma in the face of criticism about how long it took for the operation to get underway.

Two military planes were due to land in Paris and Eindhoven in the southern Netherlands with 278 and 100 people onboard respectively, authorities in both countries said.

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