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Earthquake in Syria and Turkey
Even months after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, thousands of people continue to need help.
Six months later
Six months after the severe earthquakes, the need in the affected regions of both countries is still great. Thousands of people are living in tents, many have lost their jobs, and the experience has left scars - both physical and mental. action medeor supports people with, among other things, medical and psychological care.
In Turkey, authorities and aid organizations estimate that it will take four to five years until housing is rebuilt. Meanwhile, people live in small and large tent cities. In one of these accommodations, action medeor has set up a large community tent and sanitary facilities and provides daily food distribution.
The situation in the Syrian camps is almost even more dramatic. Due to the refugee movements within the country, there were already large camps here, which were expanded to include additional tents after the earthquake. Some people have been living here for many years and there is little hope for improvement. action medeor works on site with the help of mobile teams and in collaboration with the hospital in Azaz to ensure that people who need medical or psychological help are treated.
Rapid emergency response
In the early hours of the morning on February 6th, directly after the first earthquake, we received calls for help from our partners in the affected regions in Syria and Turkey. Together with our partners, who began the first relief measures in the first few hours afterwards, we initiated emergency aid:
Earthquake victims were provided with medical care, hot meals, water, tents and blankets and accommodated in reception facilities. At the same time, we began assembling the first relief supplies in our warehouse: among other things, bandages, patient monitors and oxygen concentrators were packed in order to send them to the affected areas as quickly as possible.
Working with local partner organisations
action medeor works with Turkish and Syrian partner organisations that have been working in the regions for years. In the first step, a lot of relief supplies were procured directly on site so that they could be delivered to the operational area as quickly as possible. The aid transports from action medeor's medicine warehouse in Tönisvorst can also play a major role in the long-term supply of people with important medical supplies.