The Syrian government has requested European humanitarian assistance to help its search and rescue efforts two days after a devastating earthquake, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday, APA reports.
"Earlier today, this morning, we have also received a request from the government of Syria to the EU for assistance through the Civil Protection Mechanism. We shared this request with EU member states and we are encouraging them to contribute the in-kind assistance as requested," Commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarčič told reporters.
The request from the Syrian government "contains a long list of items", he added such as assistance in their search and rescue efforts, medical items including medicines, as well as food products and "typical aid emergency items".
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which struck shortly after 04:00 AM local time on Monday near the western Turkish city of Gaziantep, has so far claimed the lives of over 9,500 people in Turkey and Syria.
Turkey, which is part of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, requested assistance on Monday morning with aid from European partners, including multiple search and rescue teams, arriving in the country on the same day.
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