Emirates volunteers express solidarity with Syria

Lattakia (ST):  Sixty-four days and the volunteer relief teams of the United Arab Emirates are distributed among the earthquake-stricken cities in Syria as a result of the devastating earthquake.

The Emirates Red Crescent Authority showed clear solidarity with Syria by securing the necessary humanitarian needs for those affected, and providing search and rescue equipment for the Syrian Civil Defense. It also worked in cooperation with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Organization to develop initial response plans by counting and evaluating the numbers of affected people and providing the necessary support to the medical and educational sectors.

In a village in the city of Jableh, Lattakia, the Emirates Red Crescent team resides in a headquarter consisting of dozens of tents, where the head of the authority’s delegation of the team Mohammed Al Kaabi explained that since the earthquake occurred in Syria, volunteer teams were formed to work on the ground, and immediately after that, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, launched Operation (The Gallant Knight 2), which includes providing the necessary aid to those affected by the earthquake in Syria.

He indicated that a team was sent to participate in rescue operations, search for victims, and operate air bridges carrying thousands of tons of relief and health materials, and he said: “In cooperation with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Organization, most of the affected areas were visited, damage was assessed, the previous and next phases evaluated, and shelters were visited and supported with foodstuffs and health.”

He continued: The health sector in Syria was also supported with 10 equipped ambulances, and a number of patients were transported for treatment in the UAE, under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Honorary President of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority.

K.Q.