Fifth Kuwaiti craft airlifts aid to Sudan

 A fifth Kuwaiti aircraft took off from Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base on Monday, part of the Sudan relief program, carrying an ambulance and food supplies that are to be distributed to those affected by floods and torrential rains across Sudan. Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Barjas Humoud Al-Barjas said the air force plane is transporting the aid supplies within the relief campaign ordered by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. This plane in particular, he noted, carries an ambulance car and a team of volunteers. Al-Barjas expressed gratitude to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah for his swift action to arrange for the craft that are to carry the needed supplies to Sudan, and also praised public support and reaction. The society donated the fully-equipped ambulance vehicle out of its sense of responsibility towards and solidarity with the Sudanese people, he said. The relief and medical supplies are to be distributed to those in need of it in coordination with and cooperation of the Kuwaiti Embassy and the Sudanese Red Crescent, he pointed out. Al-Barjas expressed hope the aid effort alleviates the suffering of the Sudanese people in the different affected regions, and added KRCS intends to continue and intensify its Sudan program, with tens of thousands rendered homeless after the floods.