airlift

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Military helicopters have been deployed to airlift stranded residents, and deliver food, though one crashed just north of Colombo on Sunday evening.

From Barron's

They continued to protect the airport for another six days, before they too were airlifted out to the US.

From BBC

Ambulance services told AFP a man suffered serious leg injuries and has been airlifted to hospital in a stable condition.

From Barron's

She was then airlifted to Queen's Hospital in Romford in east London where doctors said a tumour had burst causing a brain stem injury and she would need surgery to save her life.

From BBC

The evacuees were airlifted in two planes - one from Nigerian commercial carrier Air Peace and a military aircraft - from Aswan in neighbouring Egypt.

From BBC