THE The World Bank announced that he is going to support her Turkey to cope with the consequences of the killer earthquake of 7.8 Richter, giving it an amount of 1.78 billion dollars.
This help will allow in the first phase to finance the rescue operations. But the aim is to cover the needs in terms of reconstruction as well.
“We are providing immediate assistance and will quickly assess urgent needs on the ground. This will allow us to identify the priority areas for recovery and rebuilding, while we prepare actions to meet those needs,” PT chairman David Malpas said in a statement.
The World Health Organization fears that the earthquake will be followed by a major health crisis that will cause even greater problems. Humanitarian organizations fear in particular an epidemic of cholera, a disease which has recently re-emerged in Syria.
The European Union immediately sent aid to Turkey, hours after Monday’s earthquake, but initially offered little support to Syria through existing humanitarian programs due to international sanctions imposed on Damascus since 2011, when the conflict broke out. Civil War. On Wednesday, Syria formally requested aid from the EU and the Commission urged member countries to respond positively to the request.
Source: News Beast
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