Call from the US House of Representatives: “Continue aid to seismic zones”

35 members of the US House of Representatives, in a letter they wrote to USAID Administrator Samantha Power, demanded continued aid to Turkey and Syria, where earthquakes centered on Kahramanmaraş experienced extensive destruction.

Led by Democrat Gerry Connolly, a member of the US House of Representatives from Virginia, the call called on USAID and the US government to continue their rapid response to the humanitarian crisis.
In the letter, it was noted that USAID saved lives in the immediate aftermath of the earthquakes by dispatching search and rescue teams from the states of California and Virginia, including the Disaster Response Team (DART).

Members of the House of Representatives in the letter; It also included a list of urgent needs that included tents, sleeping bags, blankets, and heavy equipment to remove the debris.

In a written statement issued yesterday by USAID, it was noted that after the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes, which epicentered in the Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş and affected a total of 11 provinces, they delivered $2.5 million worth of emergency supplies. airlifted to the Turkish people. .

In the statement, it was indicated that more than 8 tons of basic necessities, including kitchen and hygiene materials, durable plastic tarps for temporary shelters and enough thermal blankets for hundreds of thousands of people, will be sent to the victims of the earthquake in the next days. (AA)