KUWAIT - Kuwait has sent two more military planes carrying 80 tons of relief, medical and food supplies to Turkiye in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the country on Monday.

The fresh Kuwaiti aid comes at the behest of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who had instructed creating an air bridge to dispatch humanitarian and relief aid to Turkiye's quake-affected people, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement.

Kuwait on Monday sent two military planes carrying rescuers and eight tons of relief supplies to quake-hit areas in Turkiye on the same day the powerful earthquake struck southern Turkiye and northern Syria, leaving thousands of people dead or injured.

Kuwait's relief aid is being sent to Turkiye as part of cooperation and coordination among the Kuwaiti military, ministries of defense, foreign affairs and health, Kuwait Red Crescent Society and charities, the ministry said.

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