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African Leaders Express Condolences To Turkey And Syria Following Terrible Earthquake
Following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in areas of Turkey and Syria on Monday, African leaders have expressed their sympathies and support for those nations.
The leaders of Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Burundi, and the Gambia were among them.
In a tweet, Moussa Faki-Mahamat, the chair of the AU, praised the “global outpouring of support and solidarity.”
Numerous countries and organizations have offered to assist with rescue operations in southern Turkey and northern Syria following Monday’s earthquakes, which have already claimed the lives of over 5000 people.
According to its national daily Echorouk El- Yawmi, Algeria sent 210 tonnes of humanitarian aid for both countries along with 89 members of a civil protection team to Turkey and 85 members of one to Syria to aid in the rescue attempts.
On his part, Tunisian President Kais Saied ordered “humanitarian aid,” which included 14 tonnes of food and blankets, for both Turkey and Syria.
According to officials, Saied reportedly requested that volunteer medical personnel be sent out on Tunisian military planes.
Additionally, the EU has moved quickly. More than 30 medical or search and rescue teams are reportedly en route to Turkey (Must have arrived).
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, also announced that after speaking with his counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdoan and Bashar al-Assad, he was sending rescue workers to both nations.
Needs are immense in Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of yesterday’s devastating earthquakes.
— UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) February 7, 2023
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