Charity group Action for Humanity says the situation has been highly stressful for its relief workers in Türkiye and Syria. Many continue to work despite worries over their families’ safety.
, aid workers are braving aftershocks to deliver humanitarian support.
“But at the same time, driven by duty, they are roving between affected villages and towns, assessing the needs of those affected, trying to get supplies and deciding on the best way to intervene.” “More than 50 of our organisation’s staff members, with their families and kids, were in their cars and drove very far away from any buildings. So you can imagine the threat,” Mr Khmaja said.
Rescue teams carry the body of a victim from a destroyed building in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.
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