Four containers with 50 tons of humanitarian aid for earthquake-affected areas of Turkey and Syria they start with trucks from Aspropyrgos to the Port of Patras, Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis said in a social media post.

Essential items such as blankets, bedding, heaters, personal hygiene items and medicines were collected by the All Together We Can campaign, KEDE, Western Greece Region, the municipalities of Peloponnese, Crete, Kefalonia, Kozani and others.

The humanitarian aid will be loaded onto the ship, which will depart tomorrow at 09:00 am from the port of Patras.

And with this is the second wave of humanitarian aidFollowing the first one, which on Wednesday was delivered by ship from the port of Keratsini to Alexandretta, Greece continues to stand in solidarity with the peoples of Turkey and Syria, who are experiencing devastating earthquakes.

It is noted that our country immediately responded to Turkey’s request for helpsince from the first moment Greek rescuers went to the affected areas, and the recent visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs showed Greek support to the testing people of Turkey, Nikos Dendias.

Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis assumed responsibility for coordinating all activities related to the organization, collection and dispatch of humanitarian materials.

With information from APE-MPE