Days ago, a Turkish military plane landed in Beirut bringing with it humanitarian aid and a search and rescue team.
Along with the aid and search and rescue team, the first package of assistance included, according to Anadolu Agency:
- 21 National Medical Rescue personnel
- 2 emergency units
- 3 tents, medicine, and medical equipment
- 10 Disaster & Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) personnel
- 1 search and rescue vehicle
- 3 Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay) personnel
The second batch of aid was just sent to Beirut to offer additional assistance to the devasted city.
According to Turkey’s National Defense Ministry, a second flight by Turkish military aircraft carried additional medical supplies and equipment along with personnel from Turkey’s Disaster & Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
Turkey has sent a second batch of medical aid to Lebanon’s capital Beirut following last week’s deadly blast that killed at least 171 people and injured thousands pic.twitter.com/1IxfkxCPFy
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A team that arrived last week from AFAD, a National Medical Rescue Team, and the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) will return home on board the aircraft while seven other people will remain in Beirut to carry on with assistance activities where needed.
On Saturday after the blast, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited the Port of Beirut – or what remains after the explosion.
