Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has announced the death of four personnel from its representation mission in Turkiye, who were operating in Syria, as a result of the devastating earthquake that struck many countries on Monday.
The deceased are Nisreen Al Hussein (psychosocial support professional at Salqin Clinic in Syria, Doaa Yasser Ramadan (health system support pharmacist in Syria), Mustafa Al Daghim (mobile clinic field officer at Al Andalus camp) and Mohannad Youssef Al Aali (driver in Azmarin town).
Other personnel of the mission lost family members in Turkiye and Syria because of the earthquake-caused destruction of residential buildings in the affected areas.
Ali bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of QRCS, expressed his deep sorrow for the devastation caused by the earthquake, and the thousands of casualties, including four employees of QRCS’s representation mission in Turkiye.
He extended his sincere condolences to the families of the deceased. Al Hammadi said, “The tragedy affected some QRCS’s personnel working in Syria, as well as their families. To all of us, the agony is double, with the loss of dear colleagues who spared no effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the unfortunate people of Syria. Amid such an appalling tragedy, let’s pray for the deceased, the injured, the grieved nations, and all humanity.”
