(Reuters) – Countries and international organizations send aid to Lebanon after a massive explosion in Beirut killed at least 158 people and injured 6,000.
A general view shows damage after Tuesday’s explosion in the port area of Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah McKay
Below are details on some of the assistance offered.
BAHRAIN – An airplane with medical supplies.
BANGLADESH – Emergency food, medical supplies and a medical team.
BRITAIN – A £ 5 million ($ 6.6 million) aid package including relief and search and rescue assistance and expert medical support. The Royal Navy’s HMS Enterprise will assist in assessing damage.
CYPRUS – Two helicopters, 10 rescuers and eight rescue dogs. The foreign minister said Nicosia had chartered a plane to deliver medical supplies and repatriate all Cypriots who wanted to leave Beirut. About 50 have already accepted the offer.
CZECH REPUBLIC – A team of 36 people.
DENMARK – An aid package worth 12 million Danish kroner ($ 1.91 million) to go to emergency services, including hospitals in need of equipment and the provision of food, water and shelter.
EGYPT – Two aircraft with medical supplies.
FRANCE – 55 security personnel, 6 tons of health equipment and emergency physicians. French President Emmanuel Macron promised to send more medical and other aid during a visit to Beirut.
GERMANY – Will, if possible, send a 47-strong rescue team. Also 1 million euros in direct aid through the German Red Cross to set up first aid stations and supply medical equipment.
GREECE – A team of 12 personnel, a rescue dog and two special purpose cars.
HUNGARY – 1 million euros in humanitarian aid to help with life-saving efforts and reconstruction.
IRAN – Nine tons of food, including medicines, medical equipment, medical personnel and a field hospital, according to Iranian media.
IRAQ – An aircraft with medical emergency and fuel assistance. Twenty tankers with 800,000 liters of gasoline arrived at the Lebanese border on Saturday.
ITALY – Two air force planes with 8 tons of medical equipment and a team of experts, said news agency ANSA.
JORDAN – A Jordanian cargo plane arrived in Lebanon on Saturday with medical supplies and food, according to the media bureau of Beirut International Airport.
KAZAKHSTAN – A Kazakh plane arrived in Lebanon on Saturday carrying four medical teams, according to Beirut International Airport.
KUWAIT – The Kuwait Red Crescent donated 10 ambulances to the Lebanese Red Cross, KUNA agency said on Friday. It is also distributing 36 tons of medical aid.
NETHERLANDS – A 67-person search and rescue team.
NORWAY – 40 tonnes of medical equipment and 25 million Norwegian kroner ($ 2.79 million) in financial aid.
OMAN – Started sending a series of medical and emergency flights on Friday, state agency ONA said.
POLAND – Medical materials and rescuers. The Polish Fire Service will send 39 rescuers and four dogs.
QATAR – The first of four scheduled flights on Wednesday postponed with medical assistance, and will provide two field hospitals of 500 beds each, with respirators and other medical supplies.
ROMEANIA – Sent two aircraft with medical supplies, according to Beirut International Airport.
RUSSIA – Five aircraft carrying medical equipment, a field hospital and medical personnel. All medical personnel will be provided with protective gear due to the coronavirus pandemic.
SAUDI ARABIA – Released its first batch of aid on Friday, state agency SPA said. Two relief plans transporting more than 120 tons of medicine, medical aid and emergency supplies, tents and food were sent, including a surveillance team.
SOUTH KOREA – A $ 1 million emergency aid package.
SWEDEN – Medical equipment and about half a dozen emergency personnel are participating in European Union farms.
TUNISIA – Two planes carrying food and medical aid. The president said his country could treat a maximum of 100 of the victims in its hospitals.
TURKEY – Has sent a medical team and delivers as a search and rescue team. Vice President Fuat Otkay said that Turkey delivered 400 tons of wheat to Lebanon through the Turkish aid agency TIKA. Turkey has also mobilized a kitchen at a Palestinian refugee camp, according to humanitarian foundation IHH.
UAE – 30 tonnes of medical supplies were shipped from the International Humanitarian City hub in Dubai, WAM news agency reported.
UNITED STATES – Plays more than $ 17 million in initial disaster relief for Lebanon, the US embassy said on Friday.
EUROPEAN UNION – Activation of a program that helps countries after natural disasters, and more than 100 firefighters are deployed with cars, dogs and search and rescue equipment. Enable Copernicus satellite mapping system to help assess damage. The head of the EU executive said it was ready to help Lebanon with preferential trade and customs support.
UNITED NATIONS – $ 9 million release from the Lebanese Humanitarian Fund and additional funding from the Central Emergency Response Fund. Teams deployed to help with the emergency response.
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM – Plans to import tar meal and cereals for bakeries and mills to help protect against feed shortages, the UN agency said on Friday.
WHO, IFRC – The World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have sent medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, medicines and surgical equipment. The WHO is appealing for $ 15 million to cover health needs.
WORLD BANK – The group said it would work with Lebanon’s partners to mobilize funding for reconstruction and recovery, and “would also be willing to program existing resources and explore additional funding to support the reconstruction and livelihoods of people who ‘ have been affected by this disaster “.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND – The IMF said it was investigating all possible ways to support the Lebanese people.
Report by Reuters agencies; Compiled by Timothy Heritage, Sonya Hepinstall and Maher Chmaytelli; Edited by Alison Williams and Frances Kerry
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