First relief flight of Kuwait's humanitarian "Air Bridge" departs to Turkey

KUNA

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

First relief flight of Kuwait's humanitarian "Air Bridge" departed Tuesday to Turkiye under the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

The flight was sent to aid the affected people of Turkiye who suffered from the powerful earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria, killing many people and injuring many others.

The launch of the "air bridge" was witnessed by the head of the General Fire Force, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad, and the Turkish Ambassador to the country, Tuba Nur Sonmez, with the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Fire Force, the Red Crescent, the Ministry of Health and the Kuwaiti army.

Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated the launch of the air bridge, while the Kuwaiti army took over the responsibility of transporting cadres, machinery and equipment by air.

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