03:19Syria: Aid relief planes from UAE and Bangladesh land in Damascus
On Saturday, an Emirati and a Bangladeshi plane arrived at Damascus International Airport with aid for earthquake victims.
"About 54 planes landed in the airports of Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia from friendly and brotherly countries, and Syria appreciates this support and global solidarity from brotherly and friendly countries in the ordeal Syria is going through," said Moutaz Douaji, Assistant Minister of Local Administration and Environment.
The Emirati plane carries about 88 tonnes and is the thirteenth, carrying food and relief aid to the people of the areas affected. The Bangladeshi was loaded with 10 tonnes of food, tents, blankets, and medicines.
The non-resident ambassador of Bangladesh in Syria, Nahed Sobhan, was present at the airport along with other officials and stated the country also sent one plane to help Turkish citizens.
On Monday, the first 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT). The second, slightly smaller quake came less than 12 hours later in Kahramanmaras province, destroying many buildings in the city.
At the time of publication, the total combined death toll has surpassed 28,000. More than 24,617 people have been reported killed in Turkey and over 3500 in neighbouring Syria.
Fatalities are expected to rise further, with many still trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
03:19On Saturday, an Emirati and a Bangladeshi plane arrived at Damascus International Airport with aid for earthquake victims.
"About 54 planes landed in the airports of Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia from friendly and brotherly countries, and Syria appreciates this support and global solidarity from brotherly and friendly countries in the ordeal Syria is going through," said Moutaz Douaji, Assistant Minister of Local Administration and Environment.
The Emirati plane carries about 88 tonnes and is the thirteenth, carrying food and relief aid to the people of the areas affected. The Bangladeshi was loaded with 10 tonnes of food, tents, blankets, and medicines.
The non-resident ambassador of Bangladesh in Syria, Nahed Sobhan, was present at the airport along with other officials and stated the country also sent one plane to help Turkish citizens.
On Monday, the first 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT). The second, slightly smaller quake came less than 12 hours later in Kahramanmaras province, destroying many buildings in the city.
At the time of publication, the total combined death toll has surpassed 28,000. More than 24,617 people have been reported killed in Turkey and over 3500 in neighbouring Syria.
Fatalities are expected to rise further, with many still trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.