In
order to assist those impacted by the floods that hit six states, including
River Nile, Gezira, White Nile, West Kordofan, South Darfur, and Kassala, the
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has sent a plane to Sudan with 30 tonnes
of emergency relief, including 15 tonnes of essential food and medical
supplies.
Dr.
Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, Sudan's future minister of health, and Ahmed Adam
Bakheet, Sudan's future minister of social development, as well as
representatives of the UAE Embassy in Khartoum, greeted the UAE group bringing
the relief supplies upon their arrival.
According
to a statement from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, the aid program
concentrated on giving the impacted people access to basic necessities so they
could deal with the terrible circumstances brought on by the floods.
For
those impacted by the recent floods that struck numerous sections of the
country, an airlift of relief from the UAE landed in Sudan today with 30 tonnes
of humanitarian goods, including necessary food and medical supplies.
Upon
the orders of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and
under the supervision of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's
Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent
(ERC), the UAE has sent a second batch of aid over the past few days to assist
the affected families, improve their living conditions, and support the efforts
being made at the national level to contain the crisis.
The
foundation also noted that the assistance was provided in the form of first-aid
kits and food supplies, such as rice, flour, sugar, powdered milk, tea, and
lentils, and that it was carried out in accordance with the leadership of the
UAE in order to strengthen the long-standing relations between the two nations.
The
Sudanese Health Minister-designate, Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, stated that
the humanitarian help is a reflection of the UAE leadership, government, and
people's kindness in an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM).
The
minister said, "The relief aid given by the UAE will satisfy the needs of
the Sudanese people for housing those impacted by the floods, as well as for
medications, including antibiotics, to treat chronic ailments in different
Sudanese states.
The
minister thanked the leadership, the government, and the people of the UAE for
supporting Sudan during the current terrible humanitarian conditions.
The
UAE's strong humanitarian stance toward the Sudanese people is highlighted by
the relief help, according to the Sudanese Minister-Designate for Social
Development.
He
continued, "I greatly appreciate the heroic act of the Khalifa bin Zayed
Al Nahyan Foundation in supplying food and medical aid to our people.
In
a related matter, the ERC's field teams have started setting up camps to
provide shelter for individuals impacted by the torrential downpours and floods
that struck several Sudanese cities and states and caused significant property
and individual damage.
In
the Sudanese state of Al Jazirah's Al Manaqil City, shelter camps have been
erected in a number of the affected areas. The ERC staff also took care of the
emergency sheltering and evacuation operations while helping those impacted
emotionally.
More
than 120 tents were erected in one area, and 450 more were put up in the other
Al Manaqil communities.
Mohammed
Khamis Al Kaabi, the head of the ERC delegation to Sudan, said in a statement
to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), "In accordance with the wise
leadership's directives, the field teams of the Emirates Red Crescent have
started establishing the first camps to shelter the affected Sudanese people
and provide them with various relief and food material in order to alleviate
their suffering and restore normalcy."
The
creation of shelter camps in the afflicted areas, he continued, was done in
order to consolidate the villagers impacted by the floods until the end of the
humanitarian calamity and the reconstruction of their homes.
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