KRCS distributes relief aid in flood-hit areas in Sudan

Kuwait Red Crescent Society field team continued providing relief aid to the victims of the floods in Al-Jazirah state in central Sudan. Kuwaiti's Ambassador to Sudan Talal Al-Hajri checked on the aid operations by the Kuwaiti Red Crescent for those affected by floods in central Sudan and a number of other affected states. The assistance comes from a decision by the Kuwaiti government to urgently provide about USD 5.2 million of aid that have been transported by 11 aircraft from the Ministry of Defense in addition to 275 tons of relief aid. Head of the Red Crescent team Saud al-Harbi told KUNA that the team and in cooperation with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society distributed aid in Um Al-Qura area yesterday which included about 130 tents, and 600 jerry cans of water. He noted that the distribution operations covered so far most of the states affected by the floods. He explained that the Kuwaiti Red Crescent began since last August urgent relief aid distribution by many teams working in different parts of Sudan.