Abu Dhabi (UNA-OIC) – The UAE has continued to provide aid to those affected by wildfires in Greece and to enhance protection for civilians and provide their necessary needs.
The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), Wednesday morning dispatched to the Greek capital, Athens, the second aircraft loaded with food, medical supplies, children’s food supplements and firefighting materials, including clothing, pumps, water hoses and relevant accessories.
The UAE also assisted the efforts aimed at suppressing the fires, by deploying a helicopter to contain the wildfires on the borders of Athens.
The aid follows the directives of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and in implementation of the orders of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and with the follow-up of Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and ERC Chairman Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
ERC Secretary-General Dr. Mohammed Ateeq Al Falahi stressed that the UAE has strengthened its efforts to extinguish the fires in Greece, based on its humanitarian and moral responsibility towards countries and peoples experiencing crises and disasters.
Al Falahi said that the unprecedented wildfires that Greece is currently witnessing due to climatic changes and rising global temperatures require our support to overcome these difficult times.
He also underlined that the UAE was one of the first countries to declare its solidarity with the friendly Greek people, and its leadership was proactive in providing support and assistance and harnessing capabilities, especially logistical ones, to enhance the efforts currently being made to put out and besiege fires and limit their spread.
Regarding the relief operations and humanitarian programs, Al Falahi said that the ERC has prepared a relief program that meets the needs of the Greek arena in terms of necessary materials and supplies.
