Turkey’s recovery after the devastating earthquake is entering the “humanitarian phase”, according to Jamie Resour, emergency response director for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Food, health and water remain the most urgent needs of affected people in Turkey as his team transitions from search and rescue operations, LeSueur told CNN from Gaziantep.
“We are now entering the humanitarian phase. It will last several months, but we will still try to meet people’s basic needs,” Lesul said.
The organization is currently receiving many winter tents due to the cold weather, but is considering options for prefabricated temporary shelters, he said. Even if you don’t have it, you can’t go inside because you’re too scared.
“We want to get them out of the humanitarian phase as soon as possible and into a sustainable, transitional phase that keeps them safe for the long term.
LeSueur added that his team is prepared for any contingency, including the spread of disease, and is coordinating with the Turkish Red Crescent on hygiene needs.
The Red Cross is well positioned to address needs not only in southern Turkey, but also in the hard-hit areas of northwestern Syria, where aid has become more complicated due to years of civil war, he said. Stated.
“In Turkey, we have established operations going to the border with Syria. In Syria, we are using the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to go to the Turkish border. Two state societies,” he said.