Five more US relief flights to Georgia; sea mission mulled

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Five more US military flights with relief supplies were dispatched to war-torn Georgia Monday as Washington considered the possibility of sea humanitarian missions, officials said.

So far, 14 planes have been involved in the US humanitarian effort, which cost more than 4.2 million dollars, including medical supplies, antibiotics, tents, blankets, food and water, they said.

"Five flights arrived in (the Georgian capital) Tbilisi over the weekend carrying State Department-provided sleeping bags, blankets, burn bandages and first aid kits for distribution to internally displaced persons," State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters.

"Five additional flights are scheduled for today, August 18, carrying an estimated 25,000 Defense...