Jordan sends relief plane to quake-affected people in Türkiye

By Laith Al-Jnaidi

AMMAN, Jordan (AA) - Jordan on Monday announced sending a cargo plane loaded with relief materials to help the victims of twin earthquakes that killed thousands in Türkiye.

The cargo plane arrived at the Kahramanmaras airport, southern Türkiye, and according to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, the plane had 12 tons of relief and medical aid for the affected people from the earthquake.

Turkish Ambassador to Amman Erdem Ozan thanked Jordan for standing with Türkiye.

He added that the Turkish institutions in Jordan, including the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency and Yunus Emre Institute, managed to gather 33.6 tons of basic needs to be sent to affected people in coordination with the Jordanian Hashemite Charity.

Since the second day of the earthquake disaster, Jordan has sent to Türkiye and Syria 12 aid cargo planes, 28 relief trucks, 10 ambulances, and 10,000 tents.

More than 16 Arab countries announced providing aid materials and relief airlifts to quake-hit Türkiye and Syria along with dozens of public donation campaigns across the Arab world.

At least 41,156 people were killed and over 105,000 injured in two powerful earthquakes that rocked southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, according to the latest official figures.

The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 11 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Elazig, and Sanliurfa.

In Syria, at least 5,840 people have been killed in the deadly earthquakes, according to compiled official figures.

* Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara.