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UAE sends aid to Turkey

By IANS,

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has dispatched a cargo plane carrying relief materials for the people affected by a recent earthquake in Turkey.

At least 596 people were killed while 4,100 were injured in a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Turkey’s Van province in October. More than 2,260 buildings collapsed.

The plane sent by the UAE Red Crescent is carrying 100 tonnes of shelter materials.