Qatar Charity (QC), in co-ordination with the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), sent 40 tonnes of relief aid through a Qatari airlift flight to support those affected by the events currently unfolding in Sudan, a statement said.
QC will continue to send hundreds of tonnes of food items in the coming days. This is in implementation of the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, it was explained.
Qatar’s ambassador to Sudan Mohamed bin Ibrahim al-Sada said that food aid will be distributed to those affected in Port Sudan, a city in Sudan. He noted the increasing number of stranded people in Port Sudan, with their number reaching more than 16,000, comprising different nationalities. He indicated that QC has already started distributing food aid in Khartoum and Port Sudan since Ramadan before the beginning of the airlift.
Khalid Abdulla Alyafei, director of Emergency and Relief at QC, indicated that 150 tonnes of food aid are expected to be delivered in the coming days, in addition to implementing other projects like providing ready-to-eat meals and medical consumables for the affected hospitals.
QC, despite the difficult situation in Khartoum, distributed relief aid, targeting hospitals, which were among the most affected sectors, the statement added.
