Somalia donates $4.8M to Türkiye quake victims

Somalia government handed over a donation collected from Somali householders to the Turkish embassy in Somalia to support those affected by the earthquake that hit Turkey in early February and killed more than 45,000 people.

An event organized by the ad hoc committee assigned by the prime minister to collect money from Somali people occurred in the Somali National Theatre to hand over $4.8M of solidarity to Turkish diplomatic missions in Somalia.

Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre of Somalia also thanked the people of Somalia for solidarity with the Turkish people. However, Somalis remember Turkey for its relief to Somalia in 2011 when a raving drought hit the country.

Turkey supports Somalia in many ways, that include the fight against terrorism and in reconstructing the country’s armed forces.