DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Emergency teams from Iran and Armenia have arrived in the Syrian city of Aleppo to help search for earthquake victims among the rubble of collapsed buildings.
The rescuers conducted an assessment of the situation at four locations, with search operations continuing at one location in multiple shifts. Canine teams with specially trained rescue dogs are also participating.
Meanwhile, the Red Crescent Society of Iran announced that it was collecting donations for the affected areas and provided account information for cash donations.
On Friday, Iran’s sixth batch of humanitarian aid arrived in Syria as the crisis-ridden country to help the worst-affected areas.
Alireza Fadavi, Iran’s cultural counselor in Damascus, said the cargo arrived at Latakia airport. It was the second cargo in three days to Latakia.
The counselor said the new batch included 19-tonnes of aid consisting of five tonnes of dates, 269 cartons of infant formula, five tonnes of rice, 500 pieces of mattresses, 90 tents, and food packages.
Iran has already delivered two humanitarian aid cargos to Damascus and two others to Aleppo to assist those affected by deadly earthquakes.
Iran has expressed its full readiness to dispatch more rescue teams to the affected areas, including Idlib which is controlled by militant groups.
Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian voiced the readiness in a telephone conversation with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric Egger on Thursday evening.

He reiterated Iran’s readiness to help the Syrian and Turkish victims of the devastating earthquake, stating that it has already sent rescue teams to both countries and voiced preparedness to receive those injured in the quake at Iranian hospitals.
He called on international bodies to pay greater attention to the critical situation in the Arab nation in the face of Western sanctions, noting that due to the anti-Syrian sanctions, the situation of the Syrian people has dramatically deteriorated following the earthquake.