Support is pouring in to the Aid Corridor from Izmir to the Disaster Area

Support is pouring in the Aid Corridor from Izmir to the Disaster Area
Support is pouring in to the Aid Corridor from Izmir to the Disaster Area

In 9 days, 150 trucks, 121 trucks, 3 planes, 3 ships, 2 buses and tons of humanitarian aid materials were sent to the region from the aid corridor created by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality to the disaster area. The donations reached by the "Hope Movement" and "One Rent One Home" campaigns exceeded 58 million liras.

The mobilization initiated by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality for the disaster area after the earthquakes, the epicenter of which is Kahramanmaraş and affecting 10 provinces, is growing. While the donations collected in the city are delivered to the region by land, sea and air as aid, efforts are made to heal the wounds of the earthquake victims with personnel, construction equipment and vehicles. 3 trucks and 2 trucks and new humanitarian aid materials set off from İzmir. Thus, a total of 9 trucks, 150 trucks, 121 planes, 3 ships, 3 buses, and tons of relief materials were sent to the region in 2 days. Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerThe donations reached with the solidarity campaigns "Hope Movement" and "One Rent One Home" reached 58 million 683 thousand 972 liras.

Soyer said, “Our teams are on duty with 821 personnel and 530 vehicles”

Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer Stating that all units of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality are working with all their strength to ensure that life in the region returns to normal and to help the earthquake victims who come to Izmir, he said, “Our 821 personnel are working with 530 vehicles in Hatay, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş and Osmaniye. Through our coordination center in four provinces, we deliver the materials sent by our municipality and our benefactors to those in real need. In Hatay and Osmaniye, we continue to produce hot meals for 16 thousand people per day. Our Adıyaman kitchen is starting to serve hot meals to 6 people a day," he said.

488 thousand blankets were sent

To date, 488 thousand blankets, 7 thousand 700 quilts, 3 thousand 700 pillows, 849 thousand pieces of clothing, 18 thousand hygiene packages, 14 thousand packages of hygienic pads, 24 thousand 500 food packages, 33 thousand diapers and formula, 622 thousand liters of drinking water. water, 850 tents, 9 stoves and heaters, 600 tons of fuel, 172 generators, 65 kilograms of apples, 2 thousand liters of milk and many aid materials were sent to the region.

In a tent city in Antakya

In the tent city established in Hatay Antakya, 377 earthquake victims are left. In the infirmary established in the area where three meals a day are distributed, interventions were made for the emergency health needs of the earthquake victims. The new tent area, field hospital and logistics center will be put into service in a short time. Workshop for container construction continues.

Support for the solidarity campaign grows

44 million 689 thousand 558 lira aid was provided to be delivered to the region from the address “umuthareketi.izmir.bel.tr”, which enables the purchase of humanitarian aid materials needed by earthquake victims. A contribution of 13 million 994 thousand 414 liras was made through “birkirabiryuva.org”, which brings together citizens who lost their homes in the earthquake and people who want to give rent support or open their empty houses for use. With the campaign, 779 people declared that they would provide rent support and 493 people declared that they would share their houses.

Packaging and loading of humanitarian aid materials from citizens continue in Gaziemir Fair İzmir, Kültürpark Celal Atik Sports Hall and the garden of APİKAM in Çankaya.

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