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Saudi Arabia to construct 3000 buildings for victims of the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquakes
16 Feb, 2023 / 10:26 am / OMNES Media LLC

Source: http://www.mashable.com

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Mashable: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has been working round the clock.

Saudi Arabia has announced that in addition to building temporary tents for the victims of the Turkey and Syria earthquakes, they will also be creating 3,000 temporary buildings for the people, reports Saudi Gazette.

The announcement was revealed by Dr Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, an advisor at the Royal Court, as well as the general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief).

Speaking to Al-Ekhbaria, a Saudi channel, Dr Al-Rabeeah said they would help the victims for months as the scale of the disaster was massive, which killed about 40,000 people.

فيديو | مشرف مركز الملك سلمان د. عبدالله الربيعة: سنبني أكثر من 3 آلاف مبنى مؤقت لمتضرري #زلازل_سوريا_وتركيا مع كافة المرافق الأساسية#نشرة_النهار#الإخبارية pic.twitter.com/EzlVjxXMzD

— قناة الإخبارية (@alekhbariyatv) February 14, 2023
“Tens of thousands of people need shelters, and the priorities of the Saudi team are to carry out a rescue operation of those trapped under the rubble and to provide the necessary support such as medicine, food, and urgent healthcare,” he said.

فيديو | مراسل #الإخبارية خالد التميمي: طائرة إغاثية سعودية على متنها 100 طن من المساعدات ستتجه بعد أقل من ساعة إلى مطار غازي عنتاب التركي pic.twitter.com/Zks7LTAXmh

— قناة الإخبارية (@alekhbariyatv) February 15, 2023
In addition to Turkey and Syria, Dr Al-Rabeeah said Saudi aid was also sent to Aleppo. In addition to sending planes with relief materials such as medicines, food, and bed, Saudi also sent 95 people for search and rescue, 55 people from medical staff, as well as the Saudi Red Crescent delegation representing the King Salman Relief Center.

Saudi, UAE, and other Gulf countries have also been coming forward to help the victims. The Kingdom, along with KSRelief, are working on a large fundraising campaign, along with other aid to build the society.