The director of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center told Al Ekhbariya television that for the time being, the center has already distributed thousands of tents to shelter the victims and assured that ‘we will continue to help,for weeks and perhaps months, those affected by the seismic catastrophe in Syria and Turkiye , due to the great magnitude of the tragedy’.
Following the catastrophe, the Saudi institution launched a donation campaign for the victims in both countries on February 8. To date, more than 362 million rials (almost US$ 96 million) have been collected, according to the government’s Sahem Platform, which is responsible for the donation campaign.
The kingdom also sent seven aircraft loaded with relief supplies to Türkiye, along with 95 relief workers, 55 doctors and two delegations representing the Saudi Red Crescent and the Center.
More than 35,000 people were killed and thousands more injured in the two powerful earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye on February 6, according to the latest official figures.
The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude quakes, centered in Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people in 10 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa. jrr/jav/mem/yvc
