RELIGIOUS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Six months after the earth quick in Syria, there are hundreds of people get caught in terrible circumstances.
Premier Christian Radio reported Father Tony O’Riordan SJ, the director or the Jesuit Refugee Service, outlined the terrible circumstances of families he is trying to help in Aleppo.
The earth quick killed 60,000 people and injured 12,000 more.
Fr Tony said the World Food programme cut its payments by 40 per cent in July due to underfunding – this was appalling news he said.
To add to the disaster, temperatures are soaring, hitting 42 degrees regularly, yet there is no stable supply of electricity for air conditioning. And the resulting low fresh water levels threaten an outbreak of cholera.
The Jesuit Refugee Service has been offering aid, including health services, education and emergency help, in Syria since 2008, supporting Iraqi refugees and people displaced in the civil war.