ABU DHABI // Urgent aid has been sent to people affected by the harsh cold that has hit Tunisia, leading to many of the country’s major roads being blocked.
The President, Sheikh Khalifa, has instructed the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation to provide residents snowed in by the sudden, freezing temperatures with blankets and food from local markets, in coordination with the UAE Embassy in Tunisia.
The aid packages highlights the UAE’s solidarity and fraternal relations with the Tunisian people, state news agency Wam reported.
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