RIYADH: The Kingdom announced Thursday it would donate $50 million in aid for Turkey's quake victims. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah had given orders to help "its sister nation" Turkey in its efforts to deal with the devastation of the quake, the Saudi Press Agency said.
The 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern Turkish province of Van on Sunday has left 524 people dead and at least 2,300 others injured, with many more still missing.
Turkish earthquake survivors drew strength from their faith as they set off on the Haj pilgrimage to Makkah, keeping in their prayers loved ones they had lost or left behind seeking shelter from the wet, wintry weather.
In all, some 900 pilgrims were expected to make the long pilgrimage from Van in southeastern Turkey, to the holy city of Makkah, despite Sunday's devastating temblor.
"We're going with a different feeling now," said Suat, a clean-shaven man in his late 30s, worried about his family now living in a tent, as he waited in the small departure hall of Van Airport on Thursday.
Turkish earthquake survivors drew strength from their faith as they set off on the Haj pilgrimage to Makkah, keeping in their prayers loved ones they had lost or left behind seeking shelter from the wet, wintry weather.
In all, some 900 pilgrims were expected to make the long pilgrimage from Van in southeastern Turkey, to the holy city of Makkah, despite Sunday's devastating temblor.
"We're going with a different feeling now," said Suat, a clean-shaven man in his late 30s, worried about his family now living in a tent, as he waited in the small departure hall of Van Airport on Thursday.
Source: Arabnews
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