For the first time in 35 years, they have opened a border post between Armenia and Turkey to allow the passage of aid after the earthquake

And border crossing between Armenia and Turkey open this saturday first time in 35 years allow the passage of humanitarian aid behind the fort earthquake which shook the region, according to an official.

Five trucks with aid, including food and waterarrived in Turkey from Alican border post, he said on Twitter Serdar Kilic, Turkey’s special envoy for dialogue with Armenia. The state news agency Anadolu He said it was the first time he had opened since 1988.

For his part, the press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vahan Hunanyan wrote on Twitter: “Today Armenia sent humanitarian aid to Turkey. Humanitarian aid trucks crossed the bridge Daisyat the border, and they go to the area affected by the earthquake”.

Aid and rescue teams focused on big cities after the earthquake, but in Turkey there are a large number of small towns where no aid has yet reached.

Last Monday’s devastating earthquake shook a large area of ​​south-eastern Turkey, larger than the area of ​​Portugal, and the high degree of destruction, including basic infrastructure, makes it difficult to distribute food. aid.

Moreover, the daily Hurriyat reports this Saturday that many roads leading to rural villages in the area are closed due to snowfall. The poor condition of many mountain roads even before the earthquake complicates communications.

“It may not be enough, but state aid and volunteer aid have reached the cities, but almost nothing has reached thousands of villages where people are struggling to survive“, he explains to ECE Yilmaz Kurtemergency doctor.

(With information from EFE and AFP)

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