Egypt Sends 2 Emergency Aid Planes to Sudan

Under the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and as a gesture of Egypt’s solidarity with the brotherly Sudanese people hit by the flash floods that have ravaged Sudan recently, a military plane, loaded with emergency food and medical supplies, took off from Cairo East Air Base en route to Khartoum International Airport.

In a related context, another military plane, loaded with emergency food and medical supplies and waterproof tents, took off from Cairo East Air Base en route to Juba International Airport in order to help lift the burden on the people of South Sudan.

The Sudanese officials expressed their appreciation to the Egyptian people for extending a helping hand to them amid this crisis. They also expressed their profound gratitude and thanks for the efforts Egypt makes and for standing by all countries hit by the crisis.

Sisi Affirms Egypt's Support to Sudan

Earlier, Sisi expressed his solidarity with the Sudanese people amid heavy rains and flash floods that killed and injured dozens of civilians.

“I express my sincere solidarity with the brotherly Sudanese government and people amid the heavy rains and flash floods that have ravaged their country, causing devastation and tragic loss of life,” Sisi tweeted on Saturday.

He stressed that “I affirm Egypt’s full readiness to provide all means of support to our Sudanese brothers during this critical period to deal with the devastating effects of the floods.”

Sudan’s Security and Defense Council declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods that have killed 99 people this year and designated Sudan a natural disaster zone, according to the Sudanese news agency SUNA.

The Sudanese minister of labor and social development said that in addition to the deaths, floods this year have injured 46 people, inflicted damage on more than half a million people, and caused the total and partial collapse of more than 100,000 homes, according to SUNA.