Palestinians donated 20,000 sleeping baggage value $500,000 to earthquake survivors in Türkiye.
“The donation is part of a Palestinian relief drive announced by the Ministry of Religious Endowments,” Minister Hatem al-Bakri informed a news convention within the West Bank metropolis of Hebron.
He stated round 4,800,000 shekels ($1.37 million) had been collected for the quake victims.
“Around $500,000 of these donations were allocated for the purchase of 20,000 sleeping bags, and we may increase the number of bags based on the Turkish view,” the minister added.
According to al-Bakri, the Palestinian donation marketing campaign is scheduled to final till Friday.
The Palestinian minister will go to Türkiye on Sunday to fulfill officers of the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and Turkish officers to observe up on the help supply to Türkiye and Syria.
Palestine has already dispatched a 73-member staff to assist quake victims within the two international locations.
At least 31,974 folks had been killed and greater than 81,000 others injured in two highly effective earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, based on the nation’s catastrophe company AFAD.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes, centered within the Kahramanmaraş province, had been felt by 13 million folks throughout 10 areas in Türkiye and affected a number of international locations within the area.
In Syria, no less than 3,688 folks had been killed and over 14,749 injured within the earthquake.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
