Watch: Two UAE Relief Planes Arrive in Syria
- Publish date: Wednesday، 08 February 2023
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UAE has announced the arrival of two aircraft carrying humanitarian aid from the country at the Damascus Airport as part of the airlift launched to stand by the people affected by the earthquake that struck Syria.
The 'Gallant Knight / 2' operation first phase delivered the initial aid package of a total of 12 tonnes of essential supplies and several tents to lodge 216 displaced people.
Sheikh Mohamed ordered $50 million to be sent to support people in Turkey and $50 million to help those in Syria.
The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria jumped to more than 7,800 people on Wednesday as rescuers worked against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings.