Turkey-Syria earthquake: UAE builds field hospital, sends search and rescue team – News

Sheikh Mohammed directs authorities to send emergency relief supplies and emergency aid to those affected by the earthquake

Aerial views showed residents searching for victims and survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings.Photo: AFP

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has directed the establishment of field hospitals and the dispatch of search and rescue teams to those affected by the earthquake in the Republic of Turkey.

Sheikh Mohammed also directed the dispatch of search and rescue teams to deliver emergency relief supplies and emergency aid to those affected by the earthquake in the Syrian Arab Republic to help families in the hardest-hit areas.

The aid delivery was made within the framework of the UAE’s relations with Turkey and Syria, reflecting the UAE’s humanitarian role in supporting those in need, especially in the wake of natural disasters.

The initiative also highlights the UAE’s international humanitarian and development efforts, and the country’s approach to helping affected communities around the world through relief and humanitarian programs and projects that alleviate suffering and promote their development.

The UAE reaffirmed its solidarity with Turkey and Syria, and with the victims of the massive earthquake that struck southern Turkey and left many dead. The Afghan side also expressed its sincere condolences to the two countries and peoples, as well as the families of the victims of the disaster, and hoped that the injured would recover soon.