Sudanese Official Hails Qatari Relief Aid Afforded to Flood-Affected People

Sudan floods

The Governor of Kassala State in eastern Sudan Khojaly Hamad Abdalla praised the urgent relief aid provided by the state of Qatar to those affected by the effects of floods and torrential rains that hit the state.

He added that Qatar's aid in Sudan stands witness to the Qatari unwavering support, pointing out that whenever there is an urgent call for supporting their brothers in Sudan, the State of Qatar promptly responds to this call, including its permanent presence as it happens these days to supply the affected people with relief aids. He emphasized that the Sudanese people highly appreciate what is being done by Qatar in the entire field in pursuit of supporting the stability of Sudan.

For his part, HE Ambassador of Qatar to Sudan Abdulrahman bin Ali Al Kubaisi confirmed that the convoy of Qatari aid that was launched Thursday for the sake of people affected by floods in Kassala city, eastern Sudan, includes roughly 82 tons of foodstuff, including 300 shelter vents that would be distributed to the flood-affected villages through Qatar Charity's technical teams along with Qatar Red Crescent Society. His Excellency stressed the importance of persistently affording Qatari aid to the brothers in Sudan in multiple fields.

In the same context, the Director of Qatar Charity's Sudan office, Engineer Hassan Ali Odeh said that Qatar Charity continues to provide humanitarian aid in support of the flood-affected families, adding that the technical teams would operate to further expand the humanitarian, environmental and health interventions to encompass other areas and villages in a number of flood-affected states.

(QNA)