Heydar Aliyev Foundation Sends Another Shipment Of Humanitarian Aid To Turkiye
Date
2/16/2023 3:07:43 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Fatima Hasanova read more Another shipment of humanitarian aid was sent by the Heydar
Aliyev Foundation to assist victims of the devastating earthquake
in Turkiye, Azernews reports per the foundation's media page.
On February 15, a plane carrying 40 tons of supplies, including
tents and heaters flew to the earthquake zone at the instruction of
Azerbaijan's First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.
Since the outset of the tragedy, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation
has been dispatching humanitarian aid to Turkiye to ease and share
their pain. On February 9 and 11, as instructed by the First Lady,
vital medications, medical supplies and equipment, warm clothing,
heated tents, generators, heat radiators, field heaters, diesel
fuel heaters, and supplies and equipment were rushed to Turkiye's
provinces devastated by the quake.
The humanitarian aid, including warm clothes and equipment sent
by citizens, had already been delivered to Turkiye with the support
of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation's Regional Development Union.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Turkiye's southeastern part on
February 6, 2023, according to the European-Mediterranean
Seismological Centre.
At the moment of writing, the overall death toll in Turkiye has
risen to above 41,000.
Azerbaijan was the first country to provide assistance to
Turkiye immediately after the earthquake and continues to send
humanitarian aid and rescuers to the quake-hit zone.
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