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UNHCR Support Has Arrived to Erzurum

UNHCR Support Has Arrived to Erzurum

31 October 2011 Also available in:

Story, October 31, 2011

UNHCR's airlift from Sharjah, Dubai to Erzurum, Turkey, carrying 2,000 tents and 40,000 blankets Turkey for the victims of the strong earthquake in Van, eastern Turkey last week, started on 29 October and continue today with the arrival of the second huge cargo plane.

There will be a total of four flights and expected to be completed late today or early tomorrow. With UNHCR's recent donations to Turkish Red Crescent Society for the possible arrivals of Syrians to benefit protection in Turkey, the total numbers of tents, blankets and bed mats donated by UNHCR to Turkey and now available of the victims of the earthquake has reach 4,000, 50,000 and 10,000 respectively.