Iran Sent 40 Tonnes of Flour To Earthquake-Affected Areas in Herat

Mohammad Reza Rezaei, Governor of Taybad district of Iran, on Thursday announced sending a shipment of 40 tonnes of flour to the earthquake affected areas of Herat province.

Rezaei said that Iran had sent mineral water, food items, clothes and carpets to Herat on Wednesday.

Quoting the governor of Taybad, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Thursday, reported that two trucks carrying 2,780 bottles of mineral water, canned goods, blankets, carpets, and clothes were sent to the earthquake victims of Zindajan district of Herat province.

According to the report, these donations were sent to Herat by the people of Taybad, the stallholders of Dogharun border market, the Khorasan Razavi Municipalities Cooperation Organisation, and the Dogharun border market organisation.

The donations have been delivered to the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society under the control of the Taliban.

Following a deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in western Afghanistan killing thousands of people, Iran was the first country to send a rescue team to the affected areas.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society sent 50 rescue workers to Afghanistan in the form of 10 operational teams from Khorasan Razavi, South and North Khorasan provinces.

In addition, the relief cargo including 500 relief tents, 1,000 carpets, 4,000 blankets, 500 sets of dishes, 500 10-day food packages along with search and rescue equipment was transferred from Razavi Khorasan to Afghanistan.