“Engineer #GhadaAlShaarani stated that with the escalation of #violations, thousands of families were forced to flee from the western and southern countryside villages toward the city of #Suwayda, escaping #shelling, #fires, and #looting. However, this #displacement occurred under catastrophic conditions, as families left without taking any #food supplies or even a single grain of #wheat after #silos and #storage facilities were burned and properties looted.

She explained that this sudden #displacement “worsened the situation inside the city, which has become unable to provide #food or #shelter for the displaced. It is well known that #villagers store enough provisions for an entire year, but these groups burned them, further increasing pressure on the city.”

She also highlighted the direct #violations against the #NationalHospital in #Suwayda, which included “#shelling with #mortars and #heavyweapons, killing several #patients, the injured, and #medicalstaff, and the accumulation of #corpses due to #morgue refrigerators being out of service after the #poweroutage—leading to decomposition and the spread of foul odors, raising fears of #epidemics.”

She confirmed that #hospitals in #Shahba and #Salkhad have also been severely affected amid an acute shortage of #medicine and #medicalsupplies caused by the #blockade on aid from #Damascus, warning of the severe consequences of the #economic blockade.

Additionally, she pointed out that “the #blockade on #fuel and #essentialgoods has paralyzed #waterpumps, caused #waterscarcity in homes and public facilities, crippled #communications to the point that even family members lose contact with each other, disrupted #transportation and #fooddistribution, and collapsed the operational capacity of #hospitals and #bakeries.”

⚠️ #Incident: Following the brutal assault carried out by members of the General Security and the Ministry of Defense under the de facto authority, along with tribal militias loyal to them, thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes in devastated villages to seek safer areas.

In response, local initiatives led by Shahba Sports Club, Basmat Watan Association, the Red Crescent, and residents of Shab’a town set up emergency shelters for displaced families.

🔻 Despite these efforts, the growing number of displaced people has overwhelmed available resources:
• Around 1,000 people currently in shelters
• Severe shortage of fuel essential for electricity and water pumping
• Critical lack of food and drinking water
• Complete communication blackout, making aid coordination nearly impossible
• Healthcare system collapsing as many hospitals have gone out of service following the assault

☑️ Relief efforts continue despite the challenges, but conditions are worsening by the day.