12 minutes ago5 million Syrians are left homeless by the earthquake
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(3 years ago)Up to 5.3 million Syrians in the northwest of the country may have been homeless by earthquakes, the UN refugee agency has said. For Syria, this is a crisis within a crisis,” NHCR. “We have had economic shocks, COVID and are now in winter, with violent storms in affected areas. A staff number [...]
For Syria, this is a crisis within a crisis,” NHCR. “We have had economic shocks, COVID and are now in winter, with violent storms in affected areas. A number of our staff are sleeping outside their homes because they're worried about structural damage to their homes. This is just a microcosm of what's happening in the affected areas.
All of this, of course, affects access to aid. Roads have been damaged, and this prevents us from trying to reach people. It's been very, very difficult. There are 6.8 million already displaced people in the country. And that was before the earthquake. ”
White helmets, a volunteer civil protection group, have criticised the United Nations for failing to send aid to rebel-controlled regions in Syria. U n The NHCR said access to northwestern Syria is “severely hindered from damage”.
“Since now, we hope that an agreement with the government will allow quick and fair access to these areas,” said U NHCR. Earlier today, the Syrian government approved sending humanitarian aid to areas outside its control. /abcnews. al
