22 UAE aid planes airlift relief to quake-affected people in Syria, Turkey

 

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) plane carries aid, following an earthquake, at Damascus airport, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on February 8, 2023. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

ABU DHABI - The UAE has airlifted 640 tonnes of relief supplies in a humanitarian operation called "Gallant Knight/2" to aid those affected by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey.


 The airbridge has carried out 22 flights, including 7 to Syria that carried food assistance and 515 tents. Additionally, 15 flights have been operated to Turkey to bring rescue and search teams, as well as a 50-bed field hospital equipped with emergency departments, operation theaters, an intensive care unit, outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, a laboratory, a pharmacy, and X-ray and CT services.


 The hospital will be staffed by medical teams specialising in orthopedics, general surgery, anesthesia, intensive care, and technicians from various medical specialties. The operation was launched under the directives of the UAE leadership to provide assistance to the earthquake-affected people in both Syria and Turkey.

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