Mercy Air Kodiak just landed in Beira with Lowveld Media journalist onboard
The Mercy Air Kodiak took off this morning from White River with our Lowveld Media Journalist Tereasa Dias along for the week-long stay in Mozambique. Dias will document the relief efforts in the various rural villages that were affected by the devastating Cyclone Idai last month.
Just after sunset this morning the Kodiak was loaded and final preparations where made for the week-long stay in Mozambique.
Flying conditions are all right according to Phillip Schmied, who told Lowvelder “Blue sky, no wind and happy passengers so far,” just before the Kodiak took off for Beira.
Mercy Air CEO, Allan Luus explained that the plan was to first drop off the helicopter pilot, Joel Baertchi, and aircraft technician, Phillip Schmied in Beira.
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“From Beira our pilot Paul Middleton and Lowveld Media journalist Tereasa Dias will pick up food and medicine from the Samariton Purse Aid organisation and will then fly to a small town called Buzi to distribute it at a hospital,” said Luus.
Middleton’s wife Cathy is already at the maternity hospital in Buzi, where she is working as a nurse/midwife.
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Around 10:45 am Tereasa was able to communicate with Lowvelder to indicate that they have landed at Beira, and are now proceeding through Customs.
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Keep an eye on www.lowvelder.co.za for daily updates from Tereasa during this week in Mozambique.
