Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces, directed $10 million to help Turkey recover from wildfires and floods. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces, directed $10 million to help Turkey recover from wildfires and floods. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces, directed $10 million to help Turkey recover from wildfires and floods. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces, directed $10 million to help Turkey recover from wildfires and floods. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown P

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UAE sends $10 million to Turkey after weather causes severe damage

The country was ravaged by wildfires and floods in summer

Sarah Forster
Sarah Forster

November 03, 2021

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The UAE has announced it is sending $10 million (Dh36.7m) to Turkey after regions of the country were affected by severe weather.

Wildfires and floods swept through parts of Turkey in the summer.

The directive came from Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces.

The UAE expressed solidarity with the Turkish people affected by the severe weather.

Braving Turkey's forest fires to save animals - in pictures

Puppies rescued by Paw Guard in Beydigin, Antalya.
Puppies rescued by Paw Guard in Beydigin, Antalya.
Orkun treats a kitten found with a badly infected eye, in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Orkun treats a kitten found with a badly infected eye, in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Paw Guard with some rescued puppies, in Beydigin, Antalya.
Paw Guard with some rescued puppies, in Beydigin, Antalya.
Pawguards with some rescued puppies, in Beydigin, Antalya.
Pawguards with some rescued puppies, in Beydigin, Antalya.
A small puppy hiding in the bushes in Gundogmus, Antalya.
A small puppy hiding in the bushes in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Paw Guard workers trying to catch the street dogs in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Paw Guard workers trying to catch the street dogs in Gundogmus, Antalya.
An animal caught by the fire in the forest in Belenkoy village, Manavgat, Antalya.
An animal caught by the fire in the forest in Belenkoy village, Manavgat, Antalya.
Paw Guards trying to catch the street dogs in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Paw Guards trying to catch the street dogs in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Paw Guard looking for abandoned animals to rescue in Beydigin, Antalya.
Paw Guard looking for abandoned animals to rescue in Beydigin, Antalya.
Paw Guard trying to catch the street dogs in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Paw Guard trying to catch the street dogs in Gundogmus, Antalya.
A street dog in Gundogmus, Antalya.
A street dog in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Pawguards trying to catch the street dogs in Gundogmus, Antalya
Pawguards trying to catch the street dogs in Gundogmus, Antalya
A rescued street dog in Gundogmus, Antalya.
A rescued street dog in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Orkun checks a street dog in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Orkun checks a street dog in Gundogmus, Antalya.
A rescued street dog waiting to be transported to the animal pound. in Gundogmus, Antalya.
A rescued street dog waiting to be transported to the animal pound. in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Pawguards looking for abandoned animals to rescue in Beydigin, Antalya.
Pawguards looking for abandoned animals to rescue in Beydigin, Antalya.
A rescued cat in Gundogmus, Antalya.
A rescued cat in Gundogmus, Antalya.
A fire within a tree in Turkey.
A fire within a tree in Turkey.
Nisa, a member of Paw Guard, with a donkey in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Nisa, a member of Paw Guard, with a donkey in Gundogmus, Antalya.
Paw Guard looks for abandoned animals to rescue in Beydigin, Antalya.
Paw Guard looks for abandoned animals to rescue in Beydigin, Antalya.
Paw Guard with a rescued dog in Beydigin, Antalya.
Paw Guard with a rescued dog in Beydigin, Antalya.

North Pole stats

Distance covered: 160km

Temperature: -40°C

Weight of equipment: 45kg

Altitude (metres above sea level): 0

Terrain: Ice rock

South Pole stats

Distance covered: 130km

Temperature: -50°C

Weight of equipment: 50kg

Altitude (metres above sea level): 3,300

Terrain: Flat ice
 

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Updated: November 03, 2021, 11:49 AM