Members of Jordanian Military Field Hospital prepare to board a plane heading to Beirut at Marka Military Airport in Amman, Jordan, Aug. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh)
Lebanon continued on Thursday to receive foreign donations and support through Beirut's airport following the two huge explosions that rocked the city two days earlier, the National News Agency reported.
Italy and Russia sent two aircraft with medical equipment while Jordan sent a medical team with a field hospital.
A medical team also arrived earlier in the day from Tunisia along with food products.
A Polish Airlines aircraft arrived from Poland carrying rescue teams to help the Lebanese Red Cross and Civil Defense teams in removing victims through the rubble.
The team brought trained dogs to help in rescuing missing people at Port of Beirut and in other areas.
Meanwhile, Turkey sent an aircraft carrying medicines, medical equipment and advanced machines that can be used in rescuing missing people through the rubble.
The Kuwaiti embassy in Lebanon handed over humanitarian assistance including medical equipment and food while it had sent a day earlier 35 tons of medicines and food products.
Germany has also sent a number of doctors and a team specialized in helping Lebanese Civil Defense teams in their rescue efforts.
Moreover, Egypt sent medical equipment while Iran sent a field hospital in addition to necessary medical materials.
Lebanon is also expected to receive from Morocco later in the day eight aircraft carrying donations for the country including 295 tons of basic food items, 10 tons of medicines, 10 tons of medical equipment and 11 tons of medical materials dedicated to the fight against COVID-19.
Meanwhile, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid al-Bukhari held a meeting on Thursday with a Lebanon's committee dedicated to receiving humanitarian assistance from the kingdom.
The Lebanese army announced in a statement released earlier in the day that donations will be distributed among hospitals in cooperation with the health ministry.
Two huge explosions rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday at around 6:10 p.m. local time (1510 GMT), shaking buildings all over Lebanon's capital while causing heavy damage in the city.
Pieces of shattered glasses covered most of the areas in Beirut.
Primary information reveals that Ammonium Nitrate stored since 2014 in warehouse No. 12 at Port of Beirut may have caused the explosions in Beirut.
Investigations into the disaster are ongoing and the Higher Defense Council promised to reveal some results from investigations within five days from the day of the explosion.
