RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center recently sent 11 trucks carrying aid to earthquake-hit areas in northern Syria.
The trucks, which crossed through Khusn Al-Zaitoun port, carried 104 tons of food and shelter materials to be distributed to the victims of the natural disaster, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Meanwhile, KSrelief continued its relief operations in cooperation with civil, medical and volunteer teams including the General Directorate of Civil Defense and the Saudi Red Crescent.
Saudi teams were deployed to search for survivors under the rubble. (SPA)
Major field and recovery operations in Turkiye’s quake-hit areas were carried out to ensure the safety of survivors. Teams were deployed to search damaged homes for survivors under the rubble.
So far, Saudi Arabia has dispatched six relief planes to the affected areas in Turkiye carrying food, tents, blankets, rugs, shelter bags and medical supplies.
Turkiye’s government has thanked the Saudi government and people for the relief and humanitarian efforts offered in the aftermath of the earthquake.
In an official statement, the Turkish government said: “We are thankful for the support and solidarity of the leadership of Saudi Arabia and its brotherly people. Several planes carrying Saudi humanitarian, relief and medical aid have arrived in various affected areas in Turkiye, and Saudi search and rescue teams are working side by side with their Turkish peers. Receiving support and solidarity from brotherly countries is extremely important at such a difficult time, and Saudi Arabia is one of the first countries to support us.”
KSrelief, working on the directives of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has launched a national campaign through the “Sahem” platform to help the victims in Syria and Turkiye, which has so far raised more than SR289 million ($77 million) from 993,131 donors.
Meanwhile, spokesperson for the Saudi Geological Survey, Tariq Aba Al-Khail, said it was impossible for experts to predict earthquakes. Scientific studies do not support alternative views, he said.
