More than one hundred tons of aid has been collected in Cyprus for the earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey, director of Limassol Port Panayiotis Agathocleous said on Saturday.

Speaking to the CyBC radio, Agathocleous said that due to the large amount of donated items that had collected at the port, the transport of items there had been put on hold until that which is already there can be properly handled.

He said on Thursday the first ship laden with the aid is expected to depart for Beirut, from where donations will be taken by road to Syria.

Turkey has so far not answered whether it accepts aid from Cyprus, he said.

From Wednesday, the transfer of aid to the port is expected to resume and the next ship is expected to depart the following week.