Canada

Arctic Airborne Rescue Operations

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Canada pledges and delivers Pavehawk helicopters within the hour to aid U.S.-led evacuations in Kachadee, Alaska, following a glacial lake outburst that kills 14 and isolates shoreline residents amid high winds. As a signatory to a mutual-assistance agreement with the U.S. and Russia, Canada provides critical airborne lift for Arctic rescue operations, enabling response to unreachable victims.

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