SAUDI ARABIA

Fourth Saudi relief plane arrives in Beirut

August 09, 2020

BEIRUT — The fourth Saudi relief airlift plane arrived in the Lebanese capital here in line with the Saudi airlift operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to help victims of Beirut's Port explosion.

The KSrelief aid airlift is being implemented on the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.

The plane carried 90 tons of emergency aid, including medicines, burn treatment devices, intravenous fluids, masks, gloves, sanitizers and surgical sutures. The aid also included food baskets, flour, dates, in addition to shelter materials.

The total amount of medical, food and shelter materials has reached 290 tons with this fourth plane since the launch of the Saudi relief airlift.

This aid comes as an extension of efforts exerted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide humanitarian and relief assistance to victims of Beirut's Port explosion to help them overcome the effects of the explosion. — SPA


August 09, 2020
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