As Instructed By Azerbaijani President, Border Service Sends Another Humanitarian Aid Convoy To Turkiye
Date
2/11/2023 7:09:17 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) The Azerbaijani State Border Service following instructions of
President Ilham Aliyev has sent another humanitarian aid batch to
people affected by the earthquake in Türkiye, Azernews reports via
the service.
The humanitarian aid sent by two heavy trucks includes special
military winter tents, blankets, sleeping bags, socks, gloves,
thermal underwear, shirts, wood-burning stoves, and drinking
water.
List of accessories included in the assistance package
for 1,000 people:
| | Name | Sent |
| 1 | Special round military winter tent (7m x 20m) | 10 sets |
| 2 | Half woolen blankets | 1000 |
| 3 | Sleeping bags (for winter conditions) | 1000 |
| 4 | Half-woolen socks | 1000 pairs |
| 5 | Half-woolen gloves | 1000 pairs |
| 6 | Half-woolen shirts | 650 |
| 7 | Winter thermal underwear | 1000 sets |
| 8 | Wood burning stove (with all accessories) | 20 sets |
| 9 | Drinking water (in 5 liter bottles) | 10 tons |
The collection and sending of humanitarian aid to Türkiye have
been going on since February 6, 2023, in accordance with the
instructions of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Türkiye on Feb. 6,
2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven kilometers in the
Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The provinces of Hatay,
Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa,
Diyarbakir, Adana, and Kahramanmaras were subjected to severe
destruction.
The quake's epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of
Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million. At the time of
writing, the death toll amounted to 20,318 people with 80,088
injured.
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