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The humanitarian aid campaign 'The Region of Murcia Refugees' gathered two containers of food, distributed in 112 pallets, with a total weight of 26 tons.

Donations have been made by citizens throughout the region, an initiative that has developed this month.

Organized by various organizations such as the Multicultural Association of Arab Youth Averroes Murcia (AMAJAM) and Platform for Aid to Refugees Murcia (PAREM), with the cooperation of the City, #MurciaconSiria was raised with the aim of obtaining emergency humanitarian aid to it will be sent to people who suffer from war in this country.

Responsible for the departments of Social Rights and Youth and Development Cooperation, Conchita Ruiz and Rebeca Perez, visited this afternoon the ship in which they have placed all materials.

The campaign has allowed collecting non-perishable food (no pork) and canned fish;

cereals;

pasta;

vegetables;

milk powder;

baby food;

energy bars and juices;

as well as medical supplies, including alcohol and hydrogen peroxide is included;

iodine;

distilled water;

scissors and tweezers;

bandages;

Band-Aids;

gauzes;

cotton;

dressings;

thermometers;

sphygmomanometers;

wheelchairs and crutches.

The City of Murcia solidarity established ten points for the collection of food, located in women's centers of neighborhoods and districts, and a network of schools and collaborators pharmacies.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia