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Turkey to send $1 mln-aid to flood-hit Northern Cyprus

20 January 2010 [12:20] - TODAY.AZ
Turkey will send a financial aid of 1 million USD to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus following recent flood disaster.
Turkey will send a financial aid of 1 million USD to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) following recent flood disaster.

The Turkish Embassy in Lefkosa said in a statement on Tuesday that floods triggered by torrential rains caused heavy damage in Guzelyurt and adjacent areas.

"The Turkish government has decided to send a financial aid of 1 million USD to the TRNC as an effort to give a helping hand to Turkish Cypriot people who were badly affected by the flood disaster," the statement added.

/World Bulletin/
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