Turkey-Syria Earthquakes: UAE Residents To Visit Affected Areas To Help People

Many UAE residents are planning to visit Turkey and Syria to help the affected families, said the travel agents in UAE.

On the other hand, industry players are reporting the cancellation of bookings for travel to Turkey, a popular holiday destination among UAE residents for the month of February.

Powerful earthquakes hit the Turkey-Syria border on Monday morning, killing over 5,000 people in the two countries as of Tuesday evening. The massive quake was felt in many other neighbouring countries as well. Dozens of nations, including the UAE, have delivered aid to the affected in both countries, where infrastructure has also taken a massive hit after the natural disaster.

Being a popular holiday destination, thousands of people from the UAE fly to Turkey’s different cities every year. Despite the disaster, flight operations from UAE to Turkey are operating as scheduled after the quake as both Emirates and flydubai confirmed that there were no flight cancellations in the aftermath of the earthquake.

In other news, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed the dispatch of search and rescue teams to both Türkiye and Syria.

His Highness has also ordered to establish a field hospital in Turkey. The aid deliveries come within the framework of the UAE’s relations with Türkiye and Syria and reflect the UAE’s humanitarian role in supporting those in need, particularly following natural disasters.

The UAE reiterated its solidarity with Türkiye and Syria over the victims of the massive earthquake that struck southern Türkiye and caused many casualties. The UAE also expressed its sincere condolences to the two countries and their peoples, as well as to the families of victims of this disaster and its wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.