Iran Press/ Middle East: Türkiye's disaster agency AFAD in its latest statement on Wednesday announced that the death toll from Monday's earthquakes in southern Türkiye climbs to 6,234, which increased the number of victims in Türkiye and Syria to more than 8,903 people.
Iranian Aid and Rescue forces on Wednesday moreover participation in the rescue operation distributed Aid packages among disaster-affected people of Aleppo in different neighborhoods.
On Tuesday afternoon, the second plane carrying 30 tons of Iranian humanitarian aid arrived at Latakia airport.
Death toll from earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria exceed 8,900 people
Earlier on Monday, the first batch of Iran's humanitarian aid, consisting of 45 tons of pharmaceutical, food, and health assistance received in Syria.
Iranian humanitarian aid plane arrives at Damascus airport
Iranian aid was sent to Syria and Turkey, official says
The Minister of Interior said: Iran's humanitarian aid has been sent to Turkey and Syria
Ahmed Vahidi stated on the sideline of the cabinet meeting on Wednesday: "We announced our readiness to help these countries, and we sent the aid".
The international community's sanction against the Syrian government and the impossibility of sending large international aid has made the situation of the people in Aleppo and other northern parts of Syria very critical.
Earlier in a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria called on the member states of the United Nations, the UN secretariat, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and other governmental and non-governmental institutions to help Syria and the Syrian government to solve the humanitarian disaster caused by the recent earthquake.
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