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| Africa Subsaharan |
| U.S. troops arrive in West Africa to help fight Ebola outbreak |
| 2014-09-29 |
| Several dozen U.S. troops have arrived at Roberts International Airport, just outside LiberiaÂ’s capital, Monrovia. They are the vanguard of the PentagonÂ’s planned deployment of 3,000 troops in West Africa to fight the Ebola outbreak. On Saturday, four U.S. naval engineers began the first phase of construction of a 25-bed field hospital for health workers in Liberia who catch the Ebola virus. Other U.S. troops were evaluating the runway at the international airport, assessing its weaknesses and how to strengthen the tarmac for an expected surge of cargo planes and aid flights in the coming weeks. The airport is remarkably quiet these days. Most airlines have cancelled all commercial flights to Liberia because of Ebola fears. Only two airlines continue to fly into Liberia. A few cargo flights are landing, with Ebola aid supplies from United Nations agencies and other sources, but those flights are still relatively infrequent. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |