Kuwaiti charities reach Moroccon quake-hit areas

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KUWAIT CITY, Sept 16:  A number of Kuwaiti associations and charities have taken part in the relief operations dispatching teams to the quake-stricken regions to determine the needs of survivors of the catastrophe and relieve them rapidly. The general supervisor for the Kuwaiti Morocco humanitarian campaign, Omar Al-Thuwaini, told KUNA that up to 14 Kuwaiti societies have taken part in the humanitarian efforts, in coordination with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Social Affairs.

“We have reached some regions that have been ravaged by the earthquake and examined the volume of the damage,” he said, noting that the Kuwaiti team focused at the beginning of the operation on securing shelter and food for the afflicted. The Kuwaiti associations have distributed 1,100 food parcels, and 2,200 blankets to more than 7,000 people who were affected by the disaster, he said, indicating that some of the victims lost some of their loved ones in the tragedy.

The State of Kuwait Embassy in Morocco has organized a blood donation campaign as part of the aid for victims of the recent devastating quake. The embassy said in a statement, a copy of which was obtained by KUNA on Friday, that the campaign was in response to appeals by the local authorities to donate blood and save the lives of many people injured in the fiery tremors.

Abdulatif Al-Yahya, the State of Kuwait Ambassador to the kingdom and staff of the diplomatic mission took part in the campaign and was given a hand by ordinary Kuwaiti citizens currently present in the country. Meanwhile, Meshari Al-Enezi, an official at the Kuwaiti “Al-Najat” charity indicated that the Kuwaiti groups would focus in the second phase of the operation on rebuilding houses, schools, and medical centers in the ravaged areas. (By Mustafa Al-Muraini – KUNA)

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