Jordan News UpdatesPrime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Tuesday decided to delay the start of working hours on Wednesday for all ministries, public institutions and departments, public universities, municipalities, councils, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and government-owned companies.
According to the decision, official working hours will start at 10am due to prevailing weather conditions.
Source: Jordan News Agency
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday expressed its solidarity with victims of the earthquakes that struck Sria and Turkiye on Monday.
“We wish to express our deep sympathy and solidarity with all those who were affected by the deadly earthquake that struck southern Türkiye overnight Sunday to Monday, Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC Near and Middle East regional director, said in a statement.
In Syria, the earthquake adds “a layer” to the humanitarian tragedy that has been ongoing for 12 years, he said, adding that no words can describe the sight of families – most of whom displaced more than once – who had to leave their homes in the freezing cold to take refuge in unsafe streets in the middle of the night.
Buildings, weakened by long years of war collapsing like pieces of dominoes in Aleppo, send shivers down the spine, he said.
“I also salute the volunteers of Turkish Red Crescent Society and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent who are the first responders but also victims themselves. Their selfless dedication to humanitarian action is formidable”, he said.
The humanitarian situation across Syria is dire and cannot be ignored, he warned.
“Turning a blind eye to humanitarian suffering in Syria is cruel and inhumane”, he said, adding that the ICRC is working to support the emergency relief efforts of its partners.
On Monday, the Red Cross dispatched surgical material – enough to treat 100 people to one of the public hospitals in Aleppo, he said, adding that more medical equipment is on its ways to Aleppo, Latakia and Tartous, along with thousands of canned foods enough for tens of thousands of people, blankets and mattresses, and other essential items.
Source: Jordan News Agency
France Ambassador to Jordan, Alexis Le Cour Grandmaison, on Tuesday held a press conference at the Mafraq Governorate, northern Jordan, to talk about the mock drill “Zaatari 2”, which was implemented with the participation of French experts.
“This drill shows the outstanding work that the civil defense teams, Mafraq Governorate and the French Development Agency have been doing for 3 years within a complete project,” Grandmaison said.
He added that there are great and increasing pressures on Mafraq Governorate due to Syrian refugees crisis, urban growth and natural disasters related to climate change.
For his part, Mafraq governor, Salman Njada, said that the “Zaatari 2” drill included many hypotheses, and aims to find out the extent of joint coordination and readiness among all the state’s security and civil institutions operating in the governorate.
He said that the Crisis Room (Civil Protection) has been activated in the Mafraq Governorate building, so that joint coordination takes place between all institutions in cooperation with the French Expertise Organization to enhance capabilities and raise readiness in dealing with all incidents.
Director of Mafraq Civil Defense Colonel Omran Malkawi said the current air depression, which coincided with the drill greatly contributed to its success, as it includes hypotheses of floods, torrential rains, soil drift and various accidents.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Specialized teams of the Public Security Directorate (PSD) in the Civil Defense Directorate (CDD), Regions and Police Directorates, supported by the Gendarmerie, dealt with many reports and incidents during the past hours, through which they provided assistance to citizens in various regions of the Kingdom.
The Directorate of Operations and Control, from this morning until 9pm in the evening, received 35,000 calls and reports from citizens, to which various field units responded, the PSD said in a statement.
The statement added that 1,600 medical cases that were secured to hospitals were dealt with, and 180 people trapped in rainwater in their homes or in their private vehicles were also secured and assisted, and they were transferred to safe areas, while the cases of dialysis that were secured by civil defense vehicles to hospitals reached 360 cases.
The PSD called for adhering to the advice and instructions issued by competent authorities during the prevailing air depression, as well as avoiding sides of valleys and places where torrents form, and the safe and proper use of heaters, and not hesitate to call the emergency phone 911 as needed.
Source: Jordan News Agency