Djibouti sends medical supplies to quake-hit Türkiye

By Omer Erdem

KHARTUM, Sudan (AA) - Djibouti on Wednesday sent medical supplies to Türkiye in the wake of twin earthquakes that shook the country earlier this month.

Medical equipment, medicines, blankets and heaters provided by companies in Djibouti as well as medical devices donated by the Djibouti‘s Health Ministry were sent to Türkiye with the initiatives of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency Djibouti Program Coordination Office.

Previously Djibouti had donated $1 million in cash to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) as well as shelter, hygiene and medical supplies for the earthquake victims in southern Türkiye.

At least 42,310 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6. Tens of thousands of others were injured.

* Writing by Zehra Nur Duz