Little is known about Mongolian operator Zorte Air, which was first publicly seen operating two Mi-8 helicopters in Malawi in April 2023. It seems the company was founded in late 2022 or early 2023, obtaining at least two former russian registered Mi-8's. JU-5888 shown here taxing out with 3000kgs of relief supplies, was previously registered as RA-27149. Together with JU-5008 and over a period of 3 month, it conducted some 250 flights, transporting 750 tonnes of material during "Operation Tigwirane Manja 2023", the relief efforts after cyclone Freddy hit Malawi in March 2023.

This 2001 built AS-350B2 was previously operated in the HEMS role by Air Methods, before joining Mercy Air Helicopter in 2014. Usually based in Whiteriver, South Africa, it has been deployed to Malawi for three weeks in March / April 2023. It is seen here in front of the Mulanje mountain region during relief work after cyclone "Freddy" severely hit the area, killing some 1000 people in Malawi alone. The cyclone caused flooding, landslides and destroyed many houses. The Malawi Government officially named the relief efforts "Operation Tigwirane Manja 2023" ("joining hands").