Many countries of the world have expressed their intention to provide assistance to cope with the effects of the earthquake disaster that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, and led to thousands of deaths and injuries, in addition to the destruction of entire residential buildings.

Today, Monday, an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale, followed by another with a magnitude of 7.6, leaving more than a thousand dead and thousands injured in both countries.

Qatar and Kuwait launched two air bridges that include rescue teams, medical personnel, relief aid, tents and supplies.

The President of the Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, directed the establishment of a field hospital and the dispatch of two search and rescue teams, in addition to urgent relief supplies to those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, according to the country's official news agency.

He also directed King Abdullah II of Jordan to provide the necessary aid to provide relief to the afflicted in Turkey and Syria.

In Lebanon, Environment Minister Nasser Yassin announced that his country would send a rescue team to Turkey to assist in the ongoing search efforts after the earthquake that struck Kahramanmaraş at dawn on Monday.

Yassin said - in statements to the Anatolia correspondent - that a team consisting of 72 people from the army, civil defense, Beirut Fire Brigade and the Red Cross, whose mission is search and rescue, will set out for Turkey today, Monday.


In turn, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune directed to send a team of civil protection to Turkey to contribute to the efforts to rescue those affected by the earthquake.

According to local media, the civil protection team consists of 89 personnel, and will arrive Monday evening in Turkey to contribute to the rescue operations.

In the context, the Saudi Foreign Ministry expressed - in a statement - its close follow-up of the unfortunate events in Turkey and Syria, and its solidarity and sympathy to the brothers in the two countries.

In a statement to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Sultanate of Oman expressed its solidarity with both Turkey and Syria, and its sincere condolences and sincere sympathy to the families of the earthquake victims, and its wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured.


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In the context, the White House announced that the United States is ready to provide all necessary assistance to Turkey regarding the earthquake, pointing to the issuance of a directive from President Joe Biden in this regard.

The European Union - in turn - announced that 13 European countries have so far offered to send rescue teams to contribute to relief efforts as a result of the earthquake.

In a joint statement, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janiz Lenarcic said 10 rescue and search teams from Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania were quickly mobilized to support relief teams on the ground.

Hungary, Italy, Spain, Malta and Slovakia also pledged to provide similar assistance, European Union humanitarian aid spokesman Balazs Ujvar announced at a press conference.

For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the earthquake victims, stressing his country's readiness to provide the necessary assistance.

And the Russian Emergencies Ministry announced its readiness to send a search and rescue team of 100 members to Turkey to contribute to dealing with the effects of the earthquake.

While Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Bilstrom announced, via Twitter, that the European Union, which his country will preside over in 2023, will extend a helping hand to Turkey and Syria to coordinate efforts to help the two countries after the earthquake, expressing his deep regret at its horrific effects.


Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergencies announced - in a statement - that a search and rescue team consisting of 370 personnel had been sent to Turkey, as well as humanitarian and medical aid, to contribute to facing the effects of the earthquake, on the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev.

In turn, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it is mobilizing soldiers and marches to help those affected by the earthquake.

The ministry said it immediately mobilized soldiers and marches from the military emergency unit to go to Malatya Airport in Turkey, where the authorities have established an international aid center.

Malaysia also announced that it would send a search and rescue team to assist in relief efforts, which Poland did.

India, in turn, announced that it was ready to send rescue teams, medical teams, and relief materials to Turkey, as well as Iran offered to provide relief assistance to those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.