TURKEY TO SEND HUMANITARIAN AID TO FLOOD-HIT PAKISTAN

ANKARA (A.A) - 03.08.2010 - Turkey will send humanitarian aid for victims of Pakistan flood disaster, Turkish Prime Minister's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Over 1,000 people have died so far and 1.5 million people have been displaced in the country after the worst monsoon floods of the past 80 years.
35 tons of humanitarian aid, consisting of food packages, blankets, sleeping bags and beds, will be carried to Pakistan by a Turkish Airlines cargo plane, the statement said.
The plane will land in Islamabad on Wednesday, it added.