The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday said it has so far delivered 7,367 tons of aid materials to quake-hit Turkiye and Syria to mitigate the effects of the deadly Feb. 6 earthquakes, Anadolu reports.
In a statement on Twitter, the country’s Defense Ministry said the supplies were dispatched via 230 cargo planes and one ship.
“Chivalrous Knight 2 continues to support Syria and Turkiye in confronting the earthquake,” the ministry said.
Operation Chivalrous Knight 2 focuses on the recovery and rehabilitation in support of those affected by the quakes in Syria and Turkiye.
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