Published February 18,2023
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Two donation campaigns within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have collected $7.9 million for the victims of the Feb. 6 earthquake catastrophe in Türkiye and Syria.
A aid marketing campaign launched within the UAE by Sheikha Jawaher bint Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the spouse of the Sharjah ruler, collected 15.6 million dirhams ($4.2 million) for the quake victims within the first three hours of its launch, the state news company WAM reported.
More than $3.7 million had been additionally raised as a part of a donation marketing campaign in Bahrain for the quake victims within the two nations, based on the state news company BNA.
The marketing campaign was organized by the Bahraini Royal Humanitarian Foundation and the Bahrain TV.
More than 16 Arab nations introduced offering support supplies and aid airlifts to quake-hit Türkiye and Syria together with dozens of public donation campaigns throughout the Arab world.
At least 40,642 folks had been killed and over 108,000 others injured in two highly effective earthquakes that rocked southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, based on the newest official figures.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes, centered within the Kahramanmaraş province, affected greater than 13 million folks throughout 11 provinces, together with Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa and Elazığ.
In Syria, at the least 5,840 folks had been killed within the earthquake catastrophe.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
