The United Nations (UN) reported this Sunday that at least 8.8 million people in Syria alone have been affected by the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syrian territory two weeks ago, noting that the majority will need humanitarian aid.
“At least 8.8 million people in Syria were affected by the earthquake and most will require some form of humanitarian assistance. The UN is absolutely committed to helping all Syrians,” said UN Special Representative for Syria, Najat Rochi, in a message to your Twitter account. .
Activists and rescue teams denounced the lack of UN aid in northwestern Syria, controlled by forces opposed to President Bashar Al-Assad.
UN Emergency Coordinator Martin Griffiths has already visited the area and acknowledged that the organization has failed with casualties in this part of the country.
There are also bureaucratic obstacles and logistical problems, such as the lack of road infrastructure in good condition after years of war in the country. The smaller trucks could therefore have provided assistance much earlier than the normally used large trucks.
So far, 140 trucks from Turkey have arrived in rebel-held areas in northwestern Syria. In this region, more than 9,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged by the earthquake and at least 11,000 people lost their homes, so the most needed material right now is campaign tents.
The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, measuring 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale respectively, occurred on February 6 and the official death toll in both countries is around 44,000, a figure that is expected to continue to rise.
Source: DN
