Local initiatives in Al-Raqqah | Donations collected for helping people affected by the devastating earthquake in different Syrian areas
Families in Al-Raqqah city left their homes and stayed in streets, parks and squares, after felling two aftershocks yesterday evening. Meanwhile, activists, merchants and individuals in charge of charitable initiatives set tents for receiving these families in anticipation for expected disasters.
In this context, SOHR activists have reported that committees of “Al-Raqqah Civil Council” participated in these initiatives, setting over eight grand tents. Meanwhile, students in Aleppo University and residents of Aleppo and Al-Raqqah city launched distress calls, as they found themselves obligated to stay in streets and parks; this spurted activists to launch charitable initiatives for collecting donations and cooperating with “Al-Raqqah Civil Council” to send buses to Aleppo city to bring students and residents stranded in Aleppo city to Al-Raqqah.
Speaking to SOHR, an activist known by his initials as A. A. says “yesterday’s cooperation by the ‘civil council’ and official authorities was an evidence of the self ability of Al-Raqqah tribes and residents to contain any dire living crises. Also, several activists have set a list of emergency numbers and called for volunteering to distribute food and drinks to the people and to join nursing staff in all tents and areas across the city. The residents in Al-Raqqah countryside opened their homes for all families from the Al-Raqqah city and other provinces. They had done the same during the war in Al-Raqqah city. Today, Al-Raqqah tribes launched appeals to open crossings and allow relief assistance and donations to be delivered to the disaster-stricken areas in Aleppo and Idlib. Moreover, Al-Boshaaban tribe has delivered sums of money to Idlib countryside provided by donors, stressing on the readiness of all residents and tribes of Al-Raqqah to help people affected by the earthquake in Aleppo, Idlib, Hama and Latakia.”
It is worth noting that the crossings to disaster-stricken areas in Aleppo and Idlib are still closed, where no assistance has been delivered so far.