Syria taps PH Red Cross for quake donations

By Red Mendoza

Feb 25, 2023 9:54 am

THE Philippine Red Cross has been tapped by the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Syria to collect donations for survivors of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rattled the country and Turkiye.

The Syrian request comes after the Turkish government tapped the same organization.

Photo shows a building that crumbled after an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. The collapse resulted from a combination of poor engineering and use of substandard materials. PHOTO FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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