Saudi Arabia Sends 14 Aid Planes To Quake-hit Trkiye, Syria
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 04, 2023 | 06:30 PM
Saudi Arabia has dispatched 14 planes loaded with relief aid to the victims of the Feb. 6 earthquakes in Trkiye and Syria, according to a Saudi spokesman
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Mar, 2023 ) :Saudi Arabia has dispatched 14 planes loaded with relief aid to the victims of the Feb. 6 earthquakes in Trkiye and Syria, according to a Saudi spokesman.
"Each plane carries between 30-40 tons of aid to the quake victims," Samer Al-Jutaili, a spokesman for the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, told the local Al Ekhbariya channel.
He said the first phase of the Saudi humanitarian aid focused on providing food, shelter and medicine to the quake victims.
"Saudi Arabia will continue its air bridge to relieve the quake victims in both T�rkiye and Syria," the spokesman said.
Following the earthquake disaster, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center launched a donation drive on Feb. 8 for the quake victims in T�rkiye and Syria.
More than 362 million Riyals (nearly $96 million) have been collected so far as part of the drive, according to the Saudi government's Sahem Platform, which is responsible for the donation campaign.
At least 44,200 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Trkiye on Feb. 6.
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