Hovercraft provide vital flood relief in Pakistan

The unprecedented floods in Pakistan, caused by the monsoon rain, are the worst in history according to experts in the area. Thousands of homes and lives have been devastated and the Pakistan Government is continually calling for international aid.

The Pakistan Navy have used their Griffon Hoverwork 2000TDs to provide aid relief to the worst-affected areas. Other than helicopters, hovercraft are the only vehicles capable of accessing remote places as they can hover over obstacles, shallow water, debris and rapids.

The Griffon 2000TD have played such a key role that when the BBC visited the country the report came direct from the hovercraft where Navy officials can be seen distributing food parcels from the craft.

Click on the following link to read the news report in full and watch the video of the hovercraft in action:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11060686

www.griffonhoverwork.com

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