For the eleventh day, the UAE has continued to send relief aid to those affected by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, as part of ‘Operation Chivalrous Knight / 2’.
The UAE has sent 65 cargo planes to Syria carrying 2,207 tonnes of relief material, as well as 41 planes to Turkiye carrying 807 tonnes of aid, making the total number of flights at 106 carrying 3,014 tonnes of food, medical supplies and shelter tents.
An ERC delegation, led by Hammoud Abdullah Al Junaibi, Acting Secretary-General of the ERC, visited the disaster-affected areas in Latakia Governorate, Syria, and distributed aid to those affected in temporary shelters, which were prepared for them in schools and public facilities.
The delegation was briefed on the living conditions and the current needs of the affected. The delegation also met with the management of the centers, the services provided to them, and the challenges facing relief operations in light of the increasing number of people affected by the disaster.
The visit provided an opportunity to learn more about the humanitarian situation in reality and the nature of the disaster, which is considered the worst in recent years.
Meanwhile the UAE Search and Rescue team in Syria started training members of the Syrian Civil Defence on the advanced technical equipment for search and rescue, which was donated by the UAE to the Syrian Civil Defence under the directive of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and used in Operation Chivalrous Knight / 2.
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