Coordinated assistance by the UN to Syria’s northwest arrives across the border from Turkey, while Damascus is where assistance is coordinated within the rest of government-controlled Syria. One obstacle in providing aid quickly in Syria is that the government does not control all of the northwest, the area hardest hit by the earthquake. Syria’s current complex humanitarian emergency is among the largest humanitarian crises in the world and the earthquake will only exacerbate the situation and vulnerabilities.
Damaged buildings are at high risk of collapse, and survivors may continue to experience ongoing fear while also beginning to deal with lasting trauma. 27, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey, causing damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person.Īccording to ACAPS, new earthquakes are among the worst-case scenarios for the region because they could impact humanitarian needs and the ability to meet them. 20, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed three people and injured 213 in southern Turkey. (Source: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Defence via Twitter)
(Photo: Members of the Turkish Armed Forces conduct search and rescue efforts after the earthquake, Feb.
ARMY GENERAL ORDERS POWERPOINT UPDATE
In their April Operational Update for northwest Syria, the UN’s refugee agency said, “After more than 12 years of conflict, humanitarian conditions continue to deteriorate in north-west Syria due to ongoing hostilities, a worsening economic crisis, and the aftermath of devastating earthquakes in February 2023.” According to the United Nations Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in their April 20 Turkey Earthquake Situation Report, “Difficult weather conditions, including heavy rain and flooding, strong winds as well as increasingly hot weather in some areas, pose additional challenges to the humanitarian response.” Aftershocks are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.Īdditional disaster events have made the response difficult and pose challenges for a timely and effective recovery. Source: CNNĪs of March 1, more than 11,000 aftershocks occurred, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). The country of Turkey is recognized in English as Türkiye by the United Nations (UN). Governments around the world were quick to respond to requests for international assistance, deploying rescue teams and offering aid. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 of the country’s provinces. State authorities declared a level-4 emergency leading to a call for international assistance. The Turkish government is leading the response there through coordination by AFAD and with the Turkish Red Crescent. The first earthquake was the most devastating to hit earthquake-prone Turkey in more than 20 years and was as strong as one in 1939, the most powerful recorded there. It was centered near Gaziantep in south-central Turkey, home to thousands of Syrian refugees and the many humanitarian aid organizations also based there. This quake was followed approximately nine hours later by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake located around 59 miles (95 kilometers) to the southwest.
6, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in southern Turkey near the northern border of Syria.
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