RAIL RUSHES AID 300 tonnes of aid supplies on their way

ÖBB RAIL Cargo Group (RCG) is supporting earthquake victims in Turkiye and Syria by providing transport and logistics services. The first aid train is already on its way to the earthquake zone and is about to arrive in Edirne, Turkiye.

Around the world, numerous citizens, organisations, NGOs and governments are organising donations for those affected by the devastating earthquake disaster in Turkiye and Syria with tens of thousands of deaths.

The people in the affected areas lack everything after the massive destruction.

To ensure that the urgently needed aid also arrives safely and reliably at its destination, it needs fast and uncomplicated transport.

The rail transport company Hamburger Rail Service (HRS) has been a partner of the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) for many years. The managing director of HRS, Adem Gülaz, has organised 300 tonnes of relief goods with his private contacts.

These included generators, mobile toilets, food, clothing, hygiene articles, heaters, sleeping bags and tents, which were packed into 18 wagons.

These are 800 pallets that will go directly to the Turkish National Disaster Agency (AFAD), according to Adem Gülaz, the managing director of HRS.

The transport already started in Hamburg and was handled by HRS as far as Passau. From Passau to Edirne in the west of Turkiye, RCG will take over. After