Gov't prepares for chopper dispatch to flood-hit Pakistan

Gov't prepares for chopper dispatch to flood-hit Pakistan

NARITA, Japan - Members of a Self-Defense Force advance team prepare to depart Narita airport for flood-hit Pakistan on Aug. 19, 2010. The Japanese government began preparing the same day for the dispatch of a helicopter unit to the region on a humanitarian relief mission.

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