Syrian president Bashar al-Assad makes first visit to the quake-ravaged region
Dozens of countries have also sent rescue specialists and supplies. In addition to those who died in the worst Turkey-centred earthquake in decades, tens of thousands have been injured and more have been left homeless.
In an attempt to allow more aid to reach Syria, the US has issued a six-months sanctions waiver for all financial transactions related to the rescue and recovery efforts. The waiver includes the “processing or transfer of funds” through US financial institutions to support transactions related to the disaster response. This would allow, for example, for the collection of aid via US-based fundraising platforms.
Experts welcomed the sanctions waiver, while cautioning that aid delivered to Damascus could be diverted to government-run areas – and not to rebel-held north-western Syria where millions of people were in dire need of help even before Monday’s tragedy.
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