Turkish aid for displaced people affected by floods in Idlib camps

Today, Tuesday, the Emergency and Disaster Management “AFAD”, civil society organizations and the Turkish Red Crescent Organization sent humanitarian aid to the displaced people affected by the floods in the camps of Idlib Governorate, after it was flooded with rainwater due to the heavy rains that hit the area.

The Turkish state of Hatay announced in a statement, the continuation of relief efforts, in coordination with it, to help the families whose tents were flooded.

It also added: “The Emergency and Disaster Management Agency, AFAD, civil society organizations, and the Turkish Red Crescent, in coordination with the state, are working to deliver tents and humanitarian relief supplies to the displaced, whose tents were flooded due to the heavy rains in the Syrian region of Idlib.”

The state statement noted that Turkish organizations continue to build temporary homes for the displaced at the highest speed.
In a statement, the Turkish Red Crescent stated that, after inspecting losses on the ground, the Turkish Red Crescent teams delivered humanitarian aid to those affected.

The Turkish Red Crescent stated that it sent tents, mattresses, blankets, heaters, charcoal, detergent and food parcels to Idlib governorate, and that its teams distributed blankets and bread for the affected people in the tents it established to shelter them, and that it will continue to work to meet the needs of those affected.

The Turkish Red Crescent pointed out that the water flooded the random camps in which about 50 thousand civilians live, under harsh conditions, which led to the destruction of their living necessities.
The camps for the displaced in northern Syria were hit by a strong rainstorm, which caused the death of a child, the injury of three others, and severe material damage due to the floods.

The Syria Response Coordinators Group announced that the number of affected camps has increased, northwestern Syria, as a result of heavy rainfalls, to 145 camps, and many roads leading to some camps have been cut off.

According to the team, the number of totally damaged tents reached 278 tents, 513 tents partially, and extensive damage to roads within the camps and their surroundings, in a preliminary toll to quantify the damage.