Published : 16-02-2016
Death became an scary concern for the residents of Al-Yarmuk camp who are displaced to the adjacent areas, as there tragedy is not reflected by the loss of their beloved ones only, but also in how to bury them, due to the high cost of the graves and the difficulty of finding a place to bury in, as well as the difficulties of burying outside the camp where they get the exploited.
According to one of the activists; some cemeteries at Damascus, such as Al-Haqla, rent tombs for a limited period to the Palestinian dead, three years for 300,000 SYP (the equivalent of $800), this means that it could be renewed for another years or dead body should be transferred to another tomb.
The price of a toms in the Albab Alsagher cemetery in Damascus had reached 1,300,000 SYP (equals about $1,100), this pushed the people to go to the Palestinian embassy in Damascus demanding its ambassador to intervene with the Syrian authorities and the opposition groups which control Al-Yarmouk camp to allow them to bury their dead inside the camp. In its turn; the Palestinian embassy contacted both parties who have agreed.
Activists said the problem did not end here, because of the bad economic situation lived by people of the Al-Yarmouk camp: most of them can’t afford the burying costs, which is around 13,000 and 18,000 SYP, that includes digging the grave, and the price of the stones required, tiles coverage ,concrete and transportation fares from Beit Sahem checkpoint to the beginning of Aluroba Street. Despite the appeals for many stakeholders to help paying the fees for burial, those appeals gone unheeded
Death became an scary concern for the residents of Al-Yarmuk camp who are displaced to the adjacent areas, as there tragedy is not reflected by the loss of their beloved ones only, but also in how to bury them, due to the high cost of the graves and the difficulty of finding a place to bury in, as well as the difficulties of burying outside the camp where they get the exploited.
According to one of the activists; some cemeteries at Damascus, such as Al-Haqla, rent tombs for a limited period to the Palestinian dead, three years for 300,000 SYP (the equivalent of $800), this means that it could be renewed for another years or dead body should be transferred to another tomb.
The price of a toms in the Albab Alsagher cemetery in Damascus had reached 1,300,000 SYP (equals about $1,100), this pushed the people to go to the Palestinian embassy in Damascus demanding its ambassador to intervene with the Syrian authorities and the opposition groups which control Al-Yarmouk camp to allow them to bury their dead inside the camp. In its turn; the Palestinian embassy contacted both parties who have agreed.
Activists said the problem did not end here, because of the bad economic situation lived by people of the Al-Yarmouk camp: most of them can’t afford the burying costs, which is around 13,000 and 18,000 SYP, that includes digging the grave, and the price of the stones required, tiles coverage ,concrete and transportation fares from Beit Sahem checkpoint to the beginning of Aluroba Street. Despite the appeals for many stakeholders to help paying the fees for burial, those appeals gone unheeded
