Damascus-SANA
Five days have passed since the devastating earthquake that struck Syria, and it is necessary to move now from the initial emergency response that the state and society launched to an organized response to deal with the repercussions and effects of the earthquake.
For this purpose, Mr. President Bashar al-Assad and Mrs. Asma al-Assad met with members of the Operations Room in the city of Aleppo, which includes governmental agencies, organizations, civil associations, and commercial and industrial entities that manage the relief file in the areas of Aleppo affected by the earthquake.
His Excellency and Mrs. Asma listened to a description of the current reality following the earthquake, the buildings that were directly destroyed, the number of victims that resulted from this destruction, and the mechanism that was put in place, whether in terms of removing the rubble and recovering the victims and the injured, or in terms of the emergency response in order to provide relief materials for the people who are in the shelters.
The members of the Chamber indicated that a quick and direct field inventory was carried out to draw up lists of people who need relief and to divide the city into sectors in order to facilitate work. In addition to coordinating with the engineering authorities to assess the reality of buildings.
In his discussion with the members of the Chamber, President al-Assad said: “We know the love of the people of Aleppo for their city, and this is a point of strength upon which state institutions rely in their work during crises.” He considered that government support in these times becomes worthless if it is not based on a civil and local vision that is mainly based on To prioritize needs.
President al-Assad indicated the importance of thinking systematically so that we would have, during the coming days, a plan for projects that could help Aleppo to recover after the earthquake disaster, and exploit recovery plans from the disaster to develop development visions that serve the city without stopping the effects of the disaster only, stressing the importance of setting a timetable. Accurately defining the responsibility and mission of each party.
In her turn, Mrs. Asma al-Assad indicated that during her tour with President al-Assad to a number of areas in the city of Aleppo, she sensed solidarity and solidarity among its people, and considered that the people of Aleppo had great experience in dealing with crises after 12 years of harsh war on their city, so they They are able to deal with the earthquake disaster and deal with its repercussions.
President al-Assad and Mrs. Asmaa also met with a number of volunteer teams working in rescue and relief operations in the city of Aleppo, which were joined by people from different governorates, and praised their efforts and their contribution with government agencies in order to address the repercussions of the earthquake and provide relief to the affected areas.
