UAE aid plane containing medical supplies arrives in Lebanon

An Emirati aid plane carrying around 100 tons of supplies has arrived in Lebanon.

The shipment included medicines, medical equipment, supplements for children and nutritional products.

This comes after the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union and the Honorary President of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the ERC. 

The donation aims to help those affected by the Beirut Port blast, which killed at least 163 people and wounded more than 5,000 others.

Following directives from Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, as well as Hamdan bin Zayed, an Emirati aid plane arrives in Lebanon, carrying approximately 100 tons of medicines, medical and nutritional supplies, and supplements for children, in addition to other various aid supplies.

— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) August 16, 2020

تنفيذاً لتوجيهات الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك وحمدان بن زايد، وصلت إلى العاصمة اللبنانية بيروت طائرة مساعدات إماراتية تحمل نحو 100 طن من الأدوية والمواد الطبية والغذائية والمكملات الغذائية للأطفال إلى جانب مساعدات متنوعة أخرى. pic.twitter.com/17N8JA8LpN

— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) August 16, 2020