Tue, 2023-02-07 22:22
KUWAIT: The first flight from Kuwait carrying aid took off on Tuesday for Turkiye as part of the relief effort to help the victims of the massive earthquake that struck the country in the early hours of Monday, the Kuwait News Agency reported.
Thousands died in disaster and many more were injured or left homeless, with southern Turkiye and northern Syria the worst-affected areas. Rescue teams were racing against time on Tuesday to find and rescue victims trapped in the rubble of damaged buildings.
![General Fire Force equipment being boarded on to first relief flight of Kuwait’s humanitarian air bridge to Turkiye. (KUNA)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2023/02/07/3667266-1569628843.jpg)
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