(WAM photo)
ABU DHABI – The UAE has airlifted 640 tons of relief supplies in a humanitarian operation called "Chivalrous Knight / 2" to aid those affected by the earthquake in Syria and Turkiye.
The airbridge has carried out 22 flights, including 7 to Syria that carried food assistance and 515 tents. Additionally, 15 flights have been operated to Turkiye to bring rescue and search teams, as well as a 50-bed field hospital equipped with emergency departments, operation theaters, an intensive care unit, outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, a laboratory, a pharmacy, and X-ray and CT services.
The hospital will be staffed by medical teams specializing in orthopedics, general surgery, anesthesia, intensive care, and technicians from various medical specialties. The operation was launched under the directives of the UAE leadership to assist the earthquake-affected people in both Syria and Turkiye.
On Feb. 8, as part of the UAE's "Chivalrous Knight / 2" operation, the mother, son, and two daughters of a Syrian family were rescued from the ruins of their fallen home by Emirati search and rescue crew after the recent earthquake in Türkiye.
The search and rescue crew was accompanied by the Emirates News Agency (WAM) during the operation, which took place in the Kahramanmaraş province and lasted for more than five hours before the family was saved.
Prior to being sent to a nearby hospital to continue their full medical recovery, the Emirati medical professionals gave the family immediate support.
The Emirati search and rescue teams' great efforts and high level of professionalism during the process of pulling the family members from under the rubble were thanked and appreciated by the family's friends and relatives who were present at the scene of the collapsed house.
They also praised the support of the Turkish authorities for relief efforts. (WAM)
