Photos: Dubai King & Ruler sends relief aid to Sierra Leone

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 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