When the Türkiye-Syria earthquake struck the region, families and friends were killed, homes were destroyed, and people were displaced yet again. Days after, people are still enormously shaken by the devastation around them.
In north-west Syria, the quake hit a region already battered by 12 years of conflict. Weakened buildings collapsed like pieces of dominoes. Following the quake, even those who had a permanent home have nowhere to shelter.
The ICRC is working to support the emergency relief efforts of our partner, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. In parallel to the much-needed relief efforts, for the past 12 years, the ICRC has worked to prevent the collapse of critical infrastructure so that communities maintain at least minimal access to essential services such as safe water and health care.
