{"id":13414,"date":"2023-02-08T16:59:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?p=13414"},"modified":"2023-02-08T16:59:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:59:26","slug":"aid-efforts-continue-for-quake-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/aid-efforts-continue-for-quake-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Aid Efforts Continue for Quake Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since the ground first shook in the early morning of Monday, 6 February, Syria and Turkey have been in crisis, both in the search and care for survivors. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and the second quake and aftershocks that followed, have killed more than 11,000 people and injured tens of thousands more. It is expected both of these numbers will increase as search and rescue efforts continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to its existing partnerships in Syria, Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) is focusing its preliminary efforts on reaching survivors in the hardest hit areas there, primarily in the Aleppo and Hama regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Aleppo, the Blue Marist Brothers, a CNEWA-partner, are currently sheltering 500 people, a number which has fluctuated due to aftershocks in the area, reports CNEWA\u2019s regional director based in Beirut, Michel Constantin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe number decreased yesterday [7 February] with families returning to their homes, however increased again as many houses were inhabitable or destroyed,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blue Marist Brothers are working alongside the Franciscan Missionaries and the Salesian Fathers, who are sheltering 400 and 1,000 people, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These organizations have overlapping requests for urgent needs: the greatest priority is food, but other high priority requests include mattresses, blankets, sanitary items, clothes, milk and diapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in Aleppo, the Mekhitarist Fathers are sheltering 2,000 at their school and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul has screened approximately 900 families and will begin accommodating families tomorrow, 9 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cnewaBeirut202302_023L.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123050\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Following the 6 February earthquake in Syria, the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul has screened approximately 900 families and will begin accommodating families on 9 February. (photo: Courtesy, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Aleppo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Hama,\u201d says Mr. Constantin, \u201cthe situation is less dramatic, the toll of death is much lower than in Aleppo as well as magnitude of destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This area, along with Homs, is accepting displaced persons from Aleppo, according to Archbishop Jean-Abdo Arbash of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs, Hama and Yabroud. The archeparchy is working to provide shelter, food and essential items like blankets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to increase our efforts to support these families,\u201d he said, especially as the situation in Aleppo and other affected areas worsens, driving families to seek shelter there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday\u2019s aftershock, reported Blue Marist Brother Georges Sabe in Aleppo, which registered at 5.5 magnitude, \u201cworsened the situation \u2026 more buildings were damaged and threatened the lives of the residents.<br><br>\u201cMore and more families cannot access their homes,\u201d adding that, in fact, they are \u201cforbidden to access the buildings.\u201d One family, he said, \u201chad a second near-death experience as the stairs collapsed before their eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clothes, which were previously considered not a high priority need, are now being requested by the brothers and CNEWA\u2019s partners, as many survivors now need coats, a change of clothes and under garments, having found their homes destroyed or inaccessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn how you can help CNEWA\u2019s relief efforts, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/work\/emergency-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/work\/emergency-syria\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the ground first shook in the early morning of Monday, 6 February, Syria and Turkey have been in crisis, both in the search and care for survivors. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and the second quake and aftershocks that followed, have killed more than 11,000 people and injured tens of thousands more. It is expected &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/aid-efforts-continue-for-quake-victims\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70080,"featured_media":13415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,69],"class_list":["post-13414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aid Efforts Continue for Quake Victims | CNEWA Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/aid-efforts-continue-for-quake-victims\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aid Efforts Continue for Quake Victims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Since the ground first shook in the early morning of Monday, 6 February, Syria and Turkey have been in crisis, both in the search and care for survivors. 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