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ACTNews, IDLIB
– Aksi Cepat Tanggap recently distributed 3.5 tons of coal to Syrian IDPs
in Idlib to fuel their room heaters.
Firdaus Guritno
from ACT’s Global Humanity Response said the IDP tents that are made of tarps can’t
protect them from the freezing winter,
“The distribution
of the coal benefitted 870 individuals. This is our effort to help Syrians that
were displaced from their homes amid the freezing winter,” said Firdaus.
During winter,
many Syrian IDPs burn plastic waste and other flammable items to heat
themselves. This poses a serious health risk.
“The effect of
inhaling smoke from burning plastic is quite dangerous. The smoke can contain
carbon monoxide, dioxins and furans, and other harmful particles. In the short
term, it can cause dizziness and headaches while in long term it can trigger
cancer," explained Firdaus.
On Tuesday (1/18/2022),
a number of areas in Syria were hit by a fairly strong snowstorm that damaged
hundreds of IDP tents and killed an IDP child. []
