MIAMI – A team from South Florida, together with our possess CBS News Miami’s Tania Francois, flew into Haiti Tuesday to provide essential materials and bring back again a group of missionaries, in what was claimed to be the to start with cargo flight to get there at the Cap-Haitien airport since the disaster began.
The flight, carrying 4 folks, originated out of the Treasure Coast, then flew to Cap-Haitien and then the commune of Pignon, then back to Cap-Haitien and is now traveling back to Fort Pierce.
The Missionary Flights Worldwide airplane took two folks back again to Haiti.
“I was one particular of 4 travellers on board. The other 3 people have been nervous to go dwelling back to Haiti,” stated Francois.
CBS News Miami has figured out a very similar flight attempted to just take off on February 29th to produce materials, but it experienced to be aborted because of to the violence in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.
The Douglas DC3 airplane delivered 5,300 kilos of materials that will support 500 missionaries and groups feed those who will need it most.
The cargo bundled Ramen noodles, peanut butter, and raisin bran. Wood and other materials were being also delivered.
The flight returned with 15 folks aboard.
This was the very first authorized flight, but Missionary Flights Intercontinental has been carrying out flights like this for 60 yrs. They service some 500 missions and missionaries who lover with them in Haiti.
Tania Francois will have a report on her journey to Haiti, starting up at 6 p.m. Only on CBS Information Miami.
