India Delivers Over 6-Tonne Relief Supplies to Earthquake-Affected Syria

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 8th Feb. India delivered six tonnes of relief materials, including essential medicines and medical equipment, to earthquake-ravaged Syria on Wednesday. The consignments were sent on a C-130J military transport plane on Tuesday night and were handed over to Syrian authorities this morning by India’s Charge’d Affaires S K Yadav.

On Tuesday, India sent relief materials, a mobile hospital, and specialized search and rescue teams to Turkey in four C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft to assist the country’s rescue efforts following the massive earthquake that killed thousands of people.

Following the tragic earthquake that struck North-Western Syria on February 6, causing massive destruction and the loss of precious lives, the Government of India has dispatched six tonnes of emergency relief assistance to Syria via an Indian Air Force special aircraft, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

According to the report, Yadav handed over the consignments to Syria’s Deputy Minister of Local Administration and Environment, Moutaz Douaji, at Damascus airport.

“The consignment consists of emergency medicines and equipment including portable ECG machines, patient monitors and other essential medical items,” it said in a statement.

According to the MEA, India has provided humanitarian, technical, and developmental assistance to Syria through bilateral and multilateral channels over the years.

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s instruction to offer all possible assistance to the country, India decided on Monday to immediately dispatch search and rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force, medical teams, and relief material to Turkiye. India sent 102 tonnes of relief supplies to Turkiye.

Several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, are sending relief supplies and search and rescue personnel to Turkey and Syria to assist in the search for earthquake survivors.