Saudis donate over 6 million for quake victims in Türkiye, Syria

Saudis donate over $126 million for quake victims in Türkiye, Syria

More than two million individuals have participated in a well-liked donation marketing campaign in Saudi Arabia that has collected over 474 million riyals ($126.4 million) for the victims of final month’s devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.

The marketing campaign noticed the participation of two,030,561 individuals, in accordance with information launched by the Saudi authorities’s Sahem Platform, which is accountable for the favored marketing campaign for reduction of the quake victims within the two nations.

The donation marketing campaign was launched on Feb. 8, by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, a day after King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman directed the middle to function an air bridge and manage a well-liked marketing campaign to help Türkiye and Syria within the wake of the earthquake catastrophe.

The frequent replace of the marketing campaign platform reveals a outstanding enhance within the variety of individuals and the worth of donations since its launch.

At least 45,968 individuals had been killed by two sturdy earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6.

Magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes, centered within the Kahramanmaraş province, affected greater than 13 million individuals throughout 10 provinces, together with Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa.

In neighboring Syria, over 5,900 individuals have been killed within the earthquakes.

Source: www.anews.com.tr