Published February 25,2023
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Saudi Arabia has dispatched 14 planes loaded with reduction help to the victims of the Feb. 6 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, in accordance with 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, informed the native Al Ekhbariya channel.
He stated the primary part of the Saudi humanitarian help targeted on offering meals, shelter and drugs to the quake victims.
“Saudi Arabia will continue its air bridge to relieve the quake victims in both Türkiye and Syria,” the spokesman stated.
Following the earthquake catastrophe, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center launched a donation drive on Feb. 8 for the quake victims in Türkiye and Syria.
More than 362 million riyals (almost $96 million) have been collected as far as a part of the drive, in accordance with the Saudi authorities’s Sahem Platform, which is answerable for the donation marketing campaign.
At least 44,200 folks have been killed by two sturdy earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes, centered within the Kahramanmaras province, affected greater than 13 million folks throughout 11 provinces, together with Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Elazig, and Sanliurfa.
In Syria, no less than 5,840 folks have been killed within the earthquake catastrophe.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
