Indonesian Ambassador: Process of assisting quake- affected people is long-term and requires great efforts

Lattakia, SANA- Governor of Lattakia, Amer Hilal met on Monday Indonesian Ambassador in Damascus Wajid Fauzi to discuss extent of damage caused to governorate as a result of the devastating earthquake and the requirements of humanitarian response to face its repercussions.

Ambassador Wajid offered his condolences to the earthquake victims, pointing out that his country stands by Syria in facing the impacts of this disaster.

“We have worked since the first day of the earthquake to collect a quantity of aid and present it to one of the shelter centers in Lattakia, and we have been closely acquainted with the damage caused by the earthquake and the condition of the families in the shelter centers,” Wajid said.

Wajid stated that the aid process should be long-term and requires considerable efforts, hoping that the Syrian people would overcome the aftermath of this disaster and be able to rebuild what has been destructed by earthquake.

In turn, Hilal pointed out to the extent of the destruction in the dilapidated residential buildings and the casualties and injuries caused by the earthquake, along with the departure of thousands families their houses to shelter centers or relatives’ houses.

Nisreen Othman / Shaza Qreima

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