Abidjan, June 28 -- Indian Air Force's Boeing C-17 Globemaster aircraft have transited through Cote d'Ivoire's capital city of Abidjan en route to Venezuela carrying relief materials to the earthquake-hit country under Operation Amistad.

According to the Embassy of India in Cote d'Ivoire, the two Indian Air Force C-17s transited through Abidjan en route to Venezuela carrying 35 tonnes of relief equipment, an Indian Army Field Hospital contingent and two BHISHM Cubes.

According to the embassy, the contingent comprises 41 personnel, including nine medical officers, and is equipped to provide emergency medical care, trauma management, life-saving surgical support and other essential healthcare services to Venezuela, which was struck by a d...