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Associated Press

Singapore’s Defence Ministry said as many as four of its military helicopters would start assisting in Tropical Storm Harvey relief efforts Wednesday.
The CH-47 Chinook helicopters are stationed in Grand Prairie, Texas, as part of a decades-long partnership between the Republic of Singapore Air Force and Texas National Guard. Singaporean airmen who train there learn how to face large-scale emergencies.
The ministry said the helicopters would be able to airlift troops, evacuees and supplies in the relief effort.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made the offer in a call with US President Donald Trump late Tuesday. Both leaders are set to meet at the White House in October.
Singapore made a similar offer after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The offer came after Trump visited Texas earlier Tuesday to survey damage from the first major natural disaster to test his leadership in a crisis, as record rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston and tens of thousands of people fled deluged homes.
The storm turning slowly in the Gulf of Mexico has brought catastrophic flooding to Texas, killing at least 12 people and paralysing Houston, America’s fourth most populous city.
Damage was expected to run well into the tens of billions of dollars, making it one of the costliest US natural disasters.
Houston city officials were preparing to temporarily house some 19,000 people, with thousands more expected to flee the area as the flooding entered its fourth day and authorities found themselves running out of space in cramped shelters.
US Coast Guard air units and boats have rescued more than 4,000 people, Captain Kevin Oditt, commanding officer of US Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston, said. The Coast Guard has 25 helicopters and three planes conducting search and rescue operations, he said.
Additional reporting by Reuters


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Singapore assists Hurricane Harvey relief efforts with Chinook helicopters

Singapore made a similar offer after Hurricane Katrina in 2005

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Airmen board a US Air National Guard C-130 Hercules with equipment and supplies to support Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Photo: EPA

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People are evacuated from rising floodwaters in a neighborhood as downpours from Tropical Storm Harvey continue in Fort Bend County, Texas, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Texas Air National Guard planes were taking these flood evacuees to other cities after they spent Sunday night at a Galveston shelter. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott surveys damage on Pearl Street in Rockport, Texas, during a tour of damage from Hurricane Harvey, on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Harvey hit the coast as a Category 4 hurricane. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

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Singapore made a similar offer after Hurricane Katrina in 2005
