Communities facing double catastrophe as another earthquake hits the Turkey-Syria border reports ActionAid 

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ActionAid is devastated to hear the news of a second powerful earthquake hitting the Turkey-Syria border. The earthquake measured 6.4 on the Richter scale and is likely to cause further untold damage and loss of life in a region already facing considerable trauma. Coastal communities are being advised to seek refuge inland as sea levels rise due to the shock. 

Commenting on the emerging situation Racha Nasreddine, Regional Director of ActionAid Arab Region, said: 

“We are deeply saddened to hear that the very same communities on the frontline of this month’s devastating earthquake are once again facing catastrophe. These are people whose lives were already ripped apart by the first earthquake and who will now once again be out on the streets without shelter. Women and girls, all too often the most affected by the earthquake, will once again bear the brunt of this fresh disaster.” 

“Our hearts and our thoughts are with families affected and with our local partner organization, Violet, on the ground, who once again face renewed trauma and are being re-evacuated towards shelter.  

“Our colleagues on the ground are accounted for and are continuing to respond to the crisis. We are now rapidly assessing the situation to determine how to scale up our response.” 

Omar Derbas, from ActionAid’s partner organization Violet, in the affected region, said: “People here are absolutely terrified, much like after the first earthquake. The lives of displaced people are in imminent danger, and they want safe spaces to stay. Shelters are expected to become quickly overpopulated.” 

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