PM:03:48:06/03/2023
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SULAIMANI — A month after the devastating earthquakes that
struck Turkey and Syria, the Middle East and North Africa provided vital
support to quake victims with official visits, donation campaigns, rescue
teams, and relief supplies.
At least 45,968 people were killed by two strong earthquakes
that jolted southern Turkey on Feb. 6.
Magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the
Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 10
provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis,
Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa.
In neighboring Syria, the death toll has climbed above
3,500, with more than 5,200 people wounded.
According to preliminary reports received by Anadolu, the
most prominent Arab support for quake-hit Turkey and Syria since last month’s
devastating earthquakes is as follows:
- Air aid
United Arab Emirates (UAE): 198 cargo aircraft
Iraq: more than 50 relief planes
Qatar: 50 relief planes
Saudi Arabia: 14 relief planes
Kuwait: 13 relief planes
Jordan: 12 relief planes
Egypt: 7 relief planes
Libya: 5 relief planes
Sudan: 2 relief planes
Mauritania: 1 relief plane
Bahrain: operated an air bridge without giving details
regarding the number of relief planes
Sultanate of Oman: operated an air bridge without giving
details regarding the number of relief planes
Algeria: operated an air bridge without giving details regarding
the number of relief planes
Tunisia: operated an air bridge without giving details
regarding the number of relief planes
— Sea aid
Egypt: 3 relief ships
Libya: 1 relief ship
UAE: intends to operate relief ships within a second phase
of support
— Land aid
Jordan: more than 42 relief trucks and land convoys
Kuwait: 23 relief trucks
Iraq: 56 relief trucks
Saudi Arabia: No details regarding the number of relief
trucks
Lebanon: No details regarding the number of relief trucks
— Financial aid
UAE: $150 million
Qatar: $70 million
Libya: A pledge of $50 million
Kuwait: $30 million
Algeria: $30 million
Somalia: $5 million
— Aid in-kind
Qatar: announced the establishment of 3 field hospitals, the
shipment of 1,656 mobile homes to Turkey out of the pledged 10,000 homes, a
rescue team, food, medical and shelter aid.
UAE: established two field hospitals, food, medical and
shelter aid
Saudi Arabia: sent a rescue team, food, medical and shelter
aid.
Kuwait: sent a rescue team, food, medical and shelter aid.
Sultanate of Oman: sent a rescue team, food, medical and
shelter aid.
Yemen: Yemeni activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol
Karman plans to build 50 housing units.
Libya: sent a rescue team, food, medical and shelter aid.
Lebanon: sent a rescue team, food, medical and shelter aid.
Algeria: sent a rescue team, food, medical and shelter aid.
Tunisia: sent a rescue team, food, medical and shelter aid.
Palestine: sent a rescue team and shelter aid.
Sudan: sent a rescue team and relief aid.
— Military aid
Qatar: established a field hospital, and transfer of aid
through its Qatar Emiri Air Force from Jordan and Germany.
Egypt: operated 7 aircraft and 3 ships.
Jordan: established a field hospital.
Sudan: sent a relief plane.
(NRT Digital Media/AA)