Office of the Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the syria crisis
Statement by Mark Cutts, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis on the recent floods in northwest Syria
Gaziantep, 28 January 2021
I am deeply concerned about the devastating impact that the recent floods have had on displaced people living in camps in northwest Syria.
Following extensive efforts by humanitarian workers to reach affected communities, latest reports indicate that at least 121,000 people in 304 sites in northwest Syria were badly affected when torrential rain and strong winds damaged or destroyed at least 21,700 tents. One child was killed, and at least three people were injured. In addition, people who were already struggling to survive had many of their food stocks, household goods and other meagre possessions washed away. Water was contaminated. Small children, the elderly, pregnant mothers and others were left stranded in remote areas in the mud, as temper