51.   On Tuesday, the Interior Ministry set up a relief operation in Bojnurd and two helicopters were sent to the affected villages to help in the rescue efforts.

52.   One station even sent its helicopter.

53.   Qiemo officials appealed to the air force for help, which sent a helicopter that carried the injured on a four-hour flight to Urumqi, Xinhua said.

54.   Rusmana said a helicopter would be sent to the area Wednesday to aid in the search.

55.   Relief agencies sent helicopters with aid to the area Wednesday, said the agency.

56.   Rescue workers swarmed over the scene, and as many as eight medical helicopters were sent.

57.   Race director Biddy Badenach said the Australian Maritime Safety Authority was sending helicopters to the South Australian yacht, VC Offshore Stand Aside.

58.   Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., chairman of the full Government Reform Committee, said there have been long delays in sending Blackhawk helicopters to Colombia.

59.   The armored transport helicopters were sent in from Sarajevo, where they have been based for only a few months.

60.   The coast guard sent helicopters to help in the rescue.