Hundreds of thousands of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation a month after a huge earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, a United Nations official said
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation a month after a huge earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, a United Nations official said.
The earthquake killed around 6,000 people in Syria, mainly in the rebel-held northwest, the UN estimates. “Given the number of people that have been relocated, given the number of people that have been injured and given the level of the devastation, we do have extensive humanitarian needs now,” said Alvaro Rodriguez, the UN resident co-ordinator in Turkey.“We have some provinces where up to 25% of the population — we’re talking sometimes half a million people — have relocated. So the challenge we have is how do we provide food, shelter, water for these communities?” he said.
Rodriguez added: “Turkey has been a country that has supported four million Syrian refugees over the last few years, and this is an opportunity for the international community to provide the support that Turkey deserves.” In Syria, the situation remains dire a month after the deadly earthquake, with aid groups citing fears of a looming public health crisis, families still packed into overcrowded temporary shelters and crucial infrastructure damaged by the quake.
Water contamination is of particular concern in Syria as the country was already battling cholera outbreaks before the earthquake.
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