It will also be launching a public appeal to help support recovery operations in both countries. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Red Cross has pledged US$100,000 in humanitarian aid to the Turkish Red Crescent and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to support relief efforts to those affected by the massive earthquake that hit their countries on Monday.The event saw entire apartment blocks toppled, hospitals wrecked and thousands left injured or homeless.
The Singapore Red Cross will also be launching a public appeal to help support recovery operations in both countries, it said in a statement on Tuesday. He said that the Singapore Red Cross will continue to assess the situation with its sister national societies in the two countries, and stand ready to further support the relief efforts, including possibly deploying responders on the ground to support the relief efforts.
It has also activated its “Restoring Family Links” service to assist Singapore residents to locate their immediate family members who may have been affected by the disaster, and have difficulty contacting them.
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