The UAE continues to send aid to Libya for the fifth day in a row

 

For the fifth day in a row, the United Arab Emirates continued to send humanitarian and relief aid and search and rescue teams to Libya to mitigate the effects and repercussions of Hurricane Daniel via a continuous air bridge in implementation of the directives of President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Since the inauguration of the air bridge on September 12, the UAE has sent 17 planes carrying 450 tons of food, shelter materials, and health packages, in addition to first aid supplies, distributing them in the areas most affected by the repercussions of the disaster, especially eastern Libya.

Emirati efforts also included sending search and rescue teams equipped with modern mechanisms and equipment that support carrying out difficult tasks, as the total number of search and rescue team personnel who began their missions in the stricken areas reached 96 individuals, equipped with 4 search and rescue helicopters, vehicles equipped for rescue team tasks, and recovery cruisers. Bodies and search for survivors, sonar devices for underwater and thermal searches, a mobile power station and generators were shipped from the UAE via air bridge planes.