Federal Way-based World Vision has been in Syria and Turkey, providing relief and assisting refugees from all kinds of disasters, from tsunamis to famine to earthquakes, for years.
has been in Syria and Turkey, providing relief and assisting refugees from all kinds of disasters, from tsunamis to famine to earthquakes, for years.
She says more than 20 medical clinics in Turkey and Syria were destroyed by the earthquakes. Many of those are in Syria, where coordination has been difficult due to the country’s fragile political situation. “The roads are blocked due to earthquake damage and heavy snow, and just the availability of goods across the border in Syria is much less than you see in Turkey.”
Their biggest need from the public is funding so they can locally source clothing, food, building supplies and other supplies needed by the victims.
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