Turkey earthquake: UAE aid flights land in Syria’s Damascus to help survivors

SMA NEWS – ABU DHABI
More flights carrying humanitarian aid, including four so far from the UAE, landed at Damascus International Airport as the death toll in Syria passed the 3,000 mark in government and rebel-held areas in the north of the country.
The UAE has announced it plans to send seven aid flights to help with search and rescue operations in Turkey and Syria.
The UAE Armed Forces onboard a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft carried more than 16 tonnes of humanitarian aid and relief.
The UAE has announced it plans to send seven aid flights to help with search and rescue operations in Turkey and Syria.
The first cargo plane took off on Wednesday morning carrying 25 tonnes of aid, including food items, medical equipment and tents. The two military transport aircraft landed on Wednesday evening.
The flights to Turkey and Syria over the past two days carried search and rescue teams from the Ministry of Interior, Abu Dhabi Police and Dubai Police, as well as taking a field hospital to Turkey.
The continuing operations are all a part of the UAE’s Operation Gallant Knight 2.
“For Syria, the priority of aid identified by Syrian authorities are foodstuffs and tents, but we will also provide other support, with search and rescue teams, as well as a field hospital on the way,” said Maj Gen Saleh Al Ameri, Commander of Joint Operations at the Ministry of Defence.