Turkey Earthquake; Why don’t the Human Rights Flag Bearers See Earthquake effected Syrians?
A few days have passed since the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the southern regions of Turkey and northern Syria, with the intensification of the demolition of the earthquake-affected areas, the number of victims of this tragic event is still increasing.
Al Jazeera announced on the morning of Wednesday, February 19, that the number of dead in the Syrian earthquake has increased to 2,370 and the number of injured has increased to 2,544.
The situation in Turkey is also alarming, and “Fouad Oktay”, the vice president of this country, in updating the statistics of earthquake victims in this country, announced that 5,894 people have died and 34,810 have been injured.
Despite the official statistics in Turkey and Syria, which are updated over time and with the intensification of the debris removal of the earthquake-affected areas, the World Health Organization has predicted that nearly 20,000 people may have died in the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Russia.
The flood of Western aid towards Turkey and neglecting Syria
Despite the fact that the people of southern Turkey and northern Syria were affected by this deadly earthquake and the need for global aid to both of these countries, unfortunately, the western double standard appeared once again; A standard that had previously shown itself in connection with human rights, terrorism and refugee issues, and now helping earthquake victims was added to it.
After the earthquake, members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including Sweden and Finland, sent more than 1,400 emergency service workers to Turkey to help and deal with the consequences of the deadly earthquakes, and this military alliance on Tuesday night, 18th of Bahman The rescue and emergency response forces are from more than 20 NATO allies and partners, including Finland and Sweden, a statement said.
The NATO statement stated that the alliance’s assistance to Turkey includes various types of support measures, including rescue teams with rescue dogs, firefighters and structural engineering teams, medical personnel and equipment, and earthquake experts.
These humanitarian aid continued until the head of Turkey’s Emergency Management Center (Afad) announced that 65 countries are sending aid to this country.
