European Union on Syria Earthquake: There is an outcry due to the devastating earthquake in Turkiye (Turkey) and Syria. Like Turkey, there has been a great devastation in Syria as well and the work of relief and rescue is going on continuously. Many international organizations including the United Nations are engaged in this work. Many small countries from India and America are also providing relief material to the victims along with the rescue work. Meanwhile, the European Union has told Syria on Sunday (February 12) that it is absolutely wrong to be accused of not helping the earthquake victims.
Dead bodies are continuously being removed from the debris in Syria. About 53 lakh people are feared to be homeless here. Mass graves are also being made to bury the dead bodies.
What did the European Union say about the help?
EU Delegation Head Dan Stonescu said: “We have been providing aid continuously for a decade and we are doing much more during the devastating earthquake crisis.” The European Union’s envoy to Syria said on Sunday (12 February) that it was not fair to accuse the Syrian people of failing to provide adequate aid following the devastating earthquake on 6 February.
The allegation of not providing aid is wrong-EU
“It is completely unfair to be accused of not providing aid, when in fact we have been doing exactly this for more than a decade and we are responding to the earthquake crisis,” Dan Stoanescu, head of the EU delegation, told Reuters. doing a lot during too”. Syria accused the European Union of not helping the disaster victims.
Destruction in Turkey and Syria
Due to the powerful tremors of the earthquake that occurred in Turkey and Syria on 6 December, large-scale buildings have been destroyed. There are definitely some difficulties in providing humanitarian aid to Syria, which is already ravaged by war. The United Nations has estimated that more than 5.3 million people may be homeless in Syria. Many shelters have been built to help the earthquake victims. Humanitarian aid is being continuously provided to the victims. More than 29 thousand have died in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
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