It has been reported that the United States will provide humanitarian aid worth 85 million dollars (approximately 107.4 billion won) to Turkey and Syria, which are complaining of earthquake damage.
CNN reported on the 10th (Korean time) that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has hinted at providing 85 million dollars in humanitarian aid for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.
“The new funding is helping Agency for International Development’s humanitarian partners to provide aid to millions of people in urgent need in Turkey and Syria,” the agency said in a press release on Wednesday. .
This support includes food and shelter, winter clothing, trauma treatment support, clean drinking water, and hygiene support.
The Agency for International Development previously dispatched a disaster support response team consisting of 200 personnel and 12 training dogs to Turkiye. Response teams are operating in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and cities such as Adiyaman and Adana in the south.
International community support is pouring into Turkey and Syria over this earthquake.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkiye said in a televised speech after the earthquake that “about 45 countries have offered assistance.” So far, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Israel, Russia, China, the United Nations, the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the Arab League (AL) have reportedly expressed their intention to assist.
U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement, “I was deeply saddened by the news of the strong earthquake that killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria.” I did,” he said.
The EU announced on the 8th (local time) that it would hold an emergency fundraising meeting in March to raise funds for Turkey and Syria struggling with the earthquake. The EU explained in a press release that it had dispatched 31 search and rescue teams and five medical teams from 23 European countries to Turkey and Syria.
It is reported that Russia and Ukraine, which are at war, have also promised to join the relief efforts.
Source: Donga
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