New Zealand introduced further humanitarian help of NZ$4 million (roughly $2.4 million) on Tuesday for individuals affected by final month’s lethal earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta introduced the most recent help, saying it’s the third tranche of humanitarian funding to assist these in pressing want.
“We are saddened to see our friends and partners in Türkiye-a country we have a long-standing and significant relationship with-affected on such a scale,” she stated in a press release.
“And those impacted by the earthquakes in Syria were already an extremely vulnerable community after living through 12 years of conflict,” Mahuta added.
With the brand new help, New Zealand’s complete humanitarian funding for the individuals affected by the Feb. 6 earthquakes in each international locations now stands at NZ$8.5 million (roughly $5.2 million).
The funding was pledged at an International Donors’ Conference in Support of the People in Türkiye and Syria in Brussels on March 20, hosted by the European Commission, the Government of Sweden and Turkish authorities, in line with the assertion.
On Feb. 6, magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck 11 Turkish provinces-Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa, claiming the lives of over 50,000 individuals.
More than 13.5 million individuals in Türkiye have been affected by the quakes in addition to many others in northern Syria.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
