The Hijazis first submitted a co-sponsorship application for their relatives, who also escaped the war in Syria, three years ago. Now, that family has been left homeless by the earthquakes that devastated southern Turkey.
Their relatives lost their home in an earthquake while waiting to come to CanadaTarek Hijazi and his daughter Fadila Hijazi say they’re worried about their relatives who have been left homeless by recent earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria. They’ve been trying to bring the family to Canada for more than three years.
Bruises remain visible on the woman's face, arms and stomach — "half of her body is swollen," as the family describes it — yet medical attention isn't their top priority right now.Masri and his family have been sleeping in parks, bus shelters and apartment lobbies such as this one after their apartment was destroyed by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
Hijazi said at one point, the family was able to borrow a tent to stay at a refugee camp in Kilis near the Syrian border, but had to return it. Logan has agreed to co-sponsor the Masri family and says a wide support network is more than ready for their arrival in Canada. So far, the only update they've received from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is that their application is "actively being processed."
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