HH Sheikh Mohammed Generously Ordered Relief Aid To Sierra Leone Following The Devastating Landslide

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has ordered a huge donation to provide relief to victims of a landslide in Sierra Leone that took the lives of 1,000 people.

50 metric tons of aid are currently being delivered to the West African country which will aid 5,000 people following the devastating landslide in mid-August, according to Wam.ae.

Supplies from the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai include blankets, hygiene and kitchen kits, mosquito nets, and tarpaulins.

. @HHShkMohd orders aid airlift to Sierra Leone to deliver core relief items to communities affected by a devastating landslide. #Dubai pic.twitter.com/6cXZn5ACl6

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 7, 2017

HH Sheikh Mohammed is known for generous charitable donations

And the UAE was recently recognised by a spokesperson for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who commented ‘UAE is one of the most helpful countries for Rohingya”.