• Humanitarian aid relief packages provided by Saudi Arabia being unloaded at Aleppo International Airport in northern Syria. AFP
    Humanitarian aid relief packages provided by Saudi Arabia being unloaded at Aleppo International Airport in northern Syria. AFP
  • An airline worker loads boxes filled with donations onto a Turkish Airlines aircraft at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. AFP
    An airline worker loads boxes filled with donations onto a Turkish Airlines aircraft at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. AFP
  • Syrian workers help to take the food supplied off the plane. Mahmoud Rida / The National
    Syrian workers help to take the food supplied off the plane. Mahmoud Rida / The National
  • Displaced people lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey. AP
    Displaced people lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey. AP
  • Belarusians collect humanitarian aid for earthquake survivors. AFP
    Belarusians collect humanitarian aid for earthquake survivors. AFP
  • Volunteers of a local non-government organisation 'Pomozi. ba' help sort and pack donations, in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. AFP
    Volunteers of a local non-government organisation 'Pomozi. ba' help sort and pack donations, in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. AFP
  • Hundreds of boxes with relief aid are gathered at the municipality of Thessaloniki, in Greece. AFP
    Hundreds of boxes with relief aid are gathered at the municipality of Thessaloniki, in Greece. AFP
  • Nazli Goksoi helps sort donations at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, DC. AFP
    Nazli Goksoi helps sort donations at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, DC. AFP
  • Men in Cairo prepare blankets and clothes to be donated to people in Turkey. Reuters
    Men in Cairo prepare blankets and clothes to be donated to people in Turkey. Reuters
  • Iraqi security forces with humanitarian aid from Red Crescent meant for the affected people in Syria, at a military airbase near Baghdad International Airport. AP
    Iraqi security forces with humanitarian aid from Red Crescent meant for the affected people in Syria, at a military airbase near Baghdad International Airport. AP
  • South Korean firefighters gather before leaving for Turkey to help earthquake victims. AFP
    South Korean firefighters gather before leaving for Turkey to help earthquake victims. AFP
  • Algerian rescue teams arrive at Aleppo International Airport. AFP
    Algerian rescue teams arrive at Aleppo International Airport. AFP
  • Humanitarian aid for earthquake victims at a collecting point in Berlin. EPA
    Humanitarian aid for earthquake victims at a collecting point in Berlin. EPA
  • Umur Zamanoglu, a Turkish search and rescue team leader, outside Adana Airport. Reuters
    Umur Zamanoglu, a Turkish search and rescue team leader, outside Adana Airport. Reuters
  • Humanitarian aid to be sent to Turkey at Al Udeid air base in Qatar. AFP
    Humanitarian aid to be sent to Turkey at Al Udeid air base in Qatar. AFP
  • Crews from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, including these firefighters from Pacoima, are joining a USAid mission to Turkey to assist with earthquake recovery efforts. EPA
    Crews from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, including these firefighters from Pacoima, are joining a USAid mission to Turkey to assist with earthquake recovery efforts. EPA
  • Equipment belonging to Los Angeles County Fire Department teams is ready for the USAid mission to Turkey. EPA
    Equipment belonging to Los Angeles County Fire Department teams is ready for the USAid mission to Turkey. EPA
  • At a military airbase near Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi security forces prepare Red Crescent shipments for Syria to support survivors of the earthquake. Reuters
    At a military airbase near Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi security forces prepare Red Crescent shipments for Syria to support survivors of the earthquake. Reuters
  • Ground crews in Baghdad load a Red Crescent cargo into a plane that will leave for the earthquake zone in northern Syria. Reuters
    Ground crews in Baghdad load a Red Crescent cargo into a plane that will leave for the earthquake zone in northern Syria. Reuters
  • Red Crescent shipments from Iraq are sent to Syria, where many earthquake survivors have lived through civil war in the past 11 years. Reuters
    Red Crescent shipments from Iraq are sent to Syria, where many earthquake survivors have lived through civil war in the past 11 years. Reuters
  • Members of The Olive Branches humanitarian aid delegation of the Israel Defence Forces prepare to fly from Israel to Turkey to assist in earthquake-stricken south. Reuters
    Members of The Olive Branches humanitarian aid delegation of the Israel Defence Forces prepare to fly from Israel to Turkey to assist in earthquake-stricken south. Reuters
  • The international earthquake response at work as relief supplies from Swiss Humanitarian Aid are loaded on a plane to earthquake-hit Turkey at Zurich Airport. EPA
    The international earthquake response at work as relief supplies from Swiss Humanitarian Aid are loaded on a plane to earthquake-hit Turkey at Zurich Airport. EPA
  • Members of International Search and Rescue Germany board a charter plane at Cologne-Bonn Airport on their way to help find survivors of the earthquake in Turkey. Reuters
    Members of International Search and Rescue Germany board a charter plane at Cologne-Bonn Airport on their way to help find survivors of the earthquake in Turkey. Reuters
  • Relief supplies for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria stand packed on Turmstrasse in the Moabit neighbourhood of Berlin. AP
    Relief supplies for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria stand packed on Turmstrasse in the Moabit neighbourhood of Berlin. AP
  • Turkish residents of Berlin, with one the world's largest communities outside of Turkey, collect bags and boxes with warm clothes and other goods for a Turkish nursing service. Reuters
    Turkish residents of Berlin, with one the world's largest communities outside of Turkey, collect bags and boxes with warm clothes and other goods for a Turkish nursing service. Reuters
  • Polish firefighters at Rescue and Fire Fighting Unit No 9 in Lodz prepare to travel to Turkey. EPA
    Polish firefighters at Rescue and Fire Fighting Unit No 9 in Lodz prepare to travel to Turkey. EPA
  • In Otopeni near Bucharest, Romanian rescue workers prepare for operations in southern Turkey. EPA
    In Otopeni near Bucharest, Romanian rescue workers prepare for operations in southern Turkey. EPA
  • A Romanian rescue worker and search dog at a briefing before flying to southern Turkey to help local authorities in their rescue missions after the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. EPA
    A Romanian rescue worker and search dog at a briefing before flying to southern Turkey to help local authorities in their rescue missions after the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. EPA

UAE

President Sheikh Mohamed sends $100 million of aid to Turkey and Syria

UAE one of many countries ordering relief for victims of earthquake

The National

February 07, 2023

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President Sheikh Mohamed has ordered $100 million of aid to be sent to victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Sheikh Mohamed ordered $50 million to be sent to support people in Turkey and $50 million to be sent to help those in Syria state news agency Wam reported.

On Monday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, ordered humanitarian aid worth Dh50 million through the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives to help Syrian people affected by the earthquake.

Countries all over the world are rallying to provide victims, many of whom have lost their homes, with provisions to survive the harsh conditions.

The UAE is sending seven aid flights to help with search and rescue operations in Turkey and Syria, two of which will land in Damascus.

Its operations in Turkey included the safe evacuation of several citizens, Maj Gen Saleh Al Ameri, Commander of Joint Operations at the Ministry of Defence, told local media.

The death toll from Monday's earthquake, which left widespread devastation across neighbouring countries, has reached more than 5,000.

Thousands of buildings have been destroyed, with many feared trapped under the rubble.

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