His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has directed the dispatch of 30 tons of medical equipment and aid to Beirut following Tuesday’s deadly blast, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai said in a statement on Wednesday.
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00:00His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:07of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, has ordered to send 30 tons of medical equipment and aid
00:13on his personal aircraft to Beirut following the deadly blast on Tuesday.
00:18A 747 jumbo jet will take off from Dubai on Wednesday, carrying approximately 30 tons
00:23of aid relief, including trauma kits, surgical supplies, and personal protection equipment
00:29provided by the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross
00:34from their stocks at International Humanitarian City in Dubai.
00:39Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ordered the aid to be sent immediately on his personal aircraft
00:43in response to the devastating blast which rocked Beirut.
00:46The blast, which appeared to have been caused by an explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium
00:52nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, killed at least 100 people and wounded 4,000 others.
00:59The World Health Organization Logistic Hub in Dubai will dispatch trauma kits containing
01:04emergency medical supplies enough to treat 500 injured people and surgical kits containing
01:09supplies to treat people requiring surgical care.
01:11The aid also will help Lebanese Red Cross volunteers and staff provide safe support
01:16to 5,000 survivors of the Beirut port disaster.
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