Sheikh Mohammed orders emergency airlift to help flood victims in Jordan

The death toll from flash floods in Jordan rose to 12.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday ordered an emergency airlift of humanitarian aid to help those affected by the devastating floods in Jordan.
A 747 jumbo jet and a C130 Hercules transport carrier took off from Dubai during the night carrying more than 58 tons of much-needed health, nutrition, and sanitation supplies, as well as temporary shelters.
The planes landed in Jordan early Monday morning and the aid is already on its way to be distributed to those families and people most in need.
The operation was coordinated by Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Chairperson of International Humanitarian City, working with the local authorities and the National Crisis Centre in Jordan.

.@HHShkMohd orders emergency airlift to help victims of the devastating floods in Jordan https://t.co/56aUUinTtR pic.twitter.com/5246aAnrmi
- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 12, 2018

Princess Haya will continue to work with the authorities in Jordan and the National Crisis Centre to monitor the situation and provide further assistance as required.

.@hrhprincesshaya has coordinated with the local authorities and the National Crisis Centre in Jordan, and will continue to work with them to monitor the situation and provide further assistance as required. pic.twitter.com/GpIX4cFWup
- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 12, 2018

The death toll from flash floods in Jordan rose to 12 on and the kingdom's main tourist attraction, the ancient city of Petra, was closed for cleanup after what local officials said was the biggest deluge in the area in decades.
Friday's floods struck several areas of Jordan. Rescuers continued the search for missing people around the Wala reservoir in central Jordan. In the southern town of Maan, authorities opened a shelter for dozens of people whose homes were surrounded by water.
With inputs from Dubai Media Office 

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