Humanitarian aid continues to arrive to Syria and Türkiye to attend to the victims of the powerful earthquake in early February in both countries. | Photo: Prensa Latina

Damascus, February 25 (RHC)-- Several planes carrying humanitarian aid have arrived at the Damascus international airport in Syria after the earthquake that struck the country on February 6th and has left more than 5,900 dead in the Arab country.

Syrian authorities reported the arrival of an Emirati aid plane loaded with 105 tons and 700 kilograms of food, as well as an Armenian cargo with 36 tons and 600 kilograms of relief materials.

From Bahrain, a first shipment arrived in Damascus with 38 tons of medical material for those affected by the earthquake, while the German Red Cross sent 40 tons and 239 kilograms of humanitarian aid to Damascus International Airport.

Another plane with 25 tons of aid arrived at Latakia International Airport for those affected by the earthquake.  The aid from the United Arab Emirates, a country that had recently sent on February 21 more than 43 tons of goods to Damascus.   And another two flights landed at the Aleppo airport with 55 tons.

Likewise, an Emirati plane arrived in the city of Aleppo with 25.4 tons of food and other products, while a Libyan plane from Benghazi arrived at Latakia International Airport with 14 tons of humanitarian aid.