QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – As cholera is rapidly spreading across Syria, people, particularly, those in the areas of northeast Syria are the most vulnerable due to acute water crisis caused by Turkey and curbed cross-line aid access by the government, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
HRW added in a report that some number of humanitarian workers at several humanitarian organizations across Syria stressed that effective response in facing the cholera spread has not been reached due to several major factors including acute water crisis, lack of medical supplies and lack of consolidated information from all regions of Syria.
If water crisis in northeast Syria is not addressed, “this devastating cholera outbreak will not be the last water-borne disease,” Adam Coogle, deputy Middle East director at HRW, said.
Source: North Press