Sept 14, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The third
and fourth planes from the Qatari airbridge arrived at Benina International
Airport in Benghazi to help those affected by floods and torrents in eastern
Libya.
The two planes carried 54 tons of humanitarian and relief aid as an emergency response to the humanitarian situation in areas affected by floods and torrents, bringing the total Qatari aid to 121 tons.
The aid
included food, relief materials and medical equipment provided by the Permanent
Committee for Rescue, Relief and Humanitarian Aid in the affected areas of
brotherly and friendly countries.
The UAE
Agency announced the arrival of five relief planes to Benina International
Airport in Benghazi on Thursday. The planes carried three rescue teams and
urgent relief and medical aid, while on Wednesday, the agency announced the
arrival of the first Emirati rescue team to Benghazi, which began its
humanitarian mission in the city of Derna.
The Libyan
capital, Tripoli, received a Palestinian urgent intervention and response team
on Thursday, and the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the team
would begin its humanitarian relief mission by participating in search and
rescue operations carried out in the areas affected by Storm Daniel in the east
of the country.
The German
embassy in Libya announced that a plane carrying essential aid was heading to
the eastern region to help mitigate the effects of the devastation caused by
Storm Daniel.
The embassy
said in a post on its Facebook page: “Basic and necessary aid has now been
successfully loaded onto our plane in Germany, which will head to the eastern
region of Libya,” without giving details about the amount of aid.
For the
last two days, planes carrying medical and relief supplies as well as search
and rescue teams have been arriving from several countries, including Turkey,
Algeria, Tunisia, Malta, Spain, and Italy.
The Libya
Observer