Non-quake-related UN aid trucks head to northwest Syria
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Six UN aid trucks arrived at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing in northwestern Syria coming from Turkey, as part of the previous aid program for those areas, not part of an emergency response plan to the earthquake-struck areas.
On Thursday morning a source from the Bab al-Hawa crossing in Idlib told North Press that the UN trucks, loaded with hygiene supplies and other things, were in the city of Reyhanli before the earthquake.
An official source from the crossing said that six trucks entered the crossing this morning, accompanied by a four-wheel drive vehicle of the UN, as a part of a previous aid program, and contain hygiene supplies and baby diapers, some bags of heating coal, in addition to some blankets.
These aid trucks have nothing to do with the earthquake and was scheduled to be delivered five days ago, but the earthquake hindered their arrival, according to the official.
The source added the roads taken by the aid convoy this morning are passable. The delay in the delivery of earthquake-related aid until this moment constitutes a major disaster for northwestern Syria in light of the earthquake disaster.
Activists said the region does not need such aid at the time being but needs food, medication, and logistical support, criticizing the UN’s inaction.
On Thursday morning, the death toll for the earthquake that struck Syria on February 6 reached more than 3.583 people, and more than 6.342 were injured in a provisional count.