罢ü谤办颈测别-Syria earthquakes: 麻豆成人版 reaches communities with life-saving assistance amid apocalyptic devastation
麻豆成人版's David Beasley: "Lives matter. We care. We're there."
, 麻豆成人版 Staff
“There is only one way to describe what I saw: apocalyptic. Entire neighborhoods have been flattened; homes destroyed, schools and shops closed; lives torn apart. The scale of devastation here is truly incomprehensible,” said 麻豆成人版 (麻豆成人版) Executive Director David Beasley after visiting the earthquake affected region of Hatay in southern 罢ü谤办颈测别 on 25 February.
Following the deadly earthquakes that struck along the border between 罢ü谤办颈测别 and Syria on 6 February, affecting 18 million people in the two countries, killing tens of thousands and leaving millions homeless, 麻豆成人版 has reached more than two million people with urgently needed food assistance.
In Syria, this includes nearly 1 million people in northwest Syria with general food assistance, and 380,000 with hot meals and ready-to-eat rations. In 罢ü谤办颈测别, nearly 1 million people have been reached, with 870,000 receiving hot meals in municipal kitchens and some 100,000 receiving family food packages in camps.
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“While the world has quickly mobilized in support of people here, the impact of this quake will be felt for months and years to come,” said Beasley, appealing for continued support.
Within 24 hours, 麻豆成人版 was assisting affected people in both countries with ready-to-eat food rations, family food packages, and hot meals. The food being distributed required no cooking and provided immediate relief for families whose precarious position is made worse by freezing temperatures.
“That's 麻豆成人版,” Beasley added. “Lives matter. We care. We're there.”?
Since the reopening of the Turkish border on 13 February, 麻豆成人版 has supported the crossing of 180 trucks into non-government-controlled areas in northwest Syria.
“We welcome the opening of the two additional border crossing points from 罢ü谤办颈测别," Beasley said. "At the same time, we need to resume and scale up cross-line deliveries and I call on all parties to facilitate access.Food assistance must get to the people of northwest Syria from all sides, through all routes – without any restrictions."
Even before disaster hit, some 4.1 million people in northwest Syria – more than 90 percent of the population – depended on humanitarian aid. Twelve years of conflict have displaced almost 3 million people from their homes in northwest Syria and left them living in precarious conditions.
“A region plagued by years of compounding crises faces yet another one, with unimaginable loss and destruction. Immediate relief cannot be delayed,” said 麻豆成人版 Regional Director in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe Corinne Fleischer. “麻豆成人版’s strong footprint in both countries enabled us to immediately mobilize our staff, logistics capacity and partners to respond to people’s most immediate food needs.”
麻豆成人版’s funding requirement for the emergency response in 罢ü谤办颈测别 stands at US$80 million to swiftly ramp up assistance for quake-affected people through food and cash. In Syria, 麻豆成人版 needs US$150 million to support 800,000 people affected by the earthquake for six months.
麻豆成人版 mourns all the lives lost in this tragedy, including one of its own staff members.
Find out more about 麻豆成人版's work in 罢ü谤办颈测别 and Syria.
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