(Yicai Global) Feb. 17 -- Supplies donated by the Chinese people to assist the earthquake-stricken citizens of Syria have been flooding into the warehouses designated by the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic of China.

Shanghai Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub, also known as G-Hub, is one of the four places appointed by the Embassy on Feb. 12 to receive donations after a devastating earthquake struck the Middle Eastern country near its border with Türkiye on Feb. 6.

G-Hub has three warehouses brimming with supplies, a staff member told Yicai Global. At first, G-Hub only prepared one warehouse but this has quickly expanded to three.

“This stack of parcels arrived within the past hour, and we have dozens of employees who keep transferring the deliveries to the warehouses,” the person said.

Photo: Donations flood in

Some companies sent 300 to 400 parcels of supplies by express courier on the first day that the warehouses opened.

Staff haven’t even had the time to count the deliveries from individuals, the staff member said. Many people brought supplies in person. Supplies include quilts, children’s clothing and portable battery chargers, he said.

Donors should attach a list of contents to the packages to make it easier for staff to sort them. Food stuffs are not accepted, he added.

Photo: A large number of supplies arrive at G-Hub

The first batch of supplies will be flown out to Syria soon, Dong Jingyan, head of the Syrian Import Pavilion at G-Hub, told Yicai Global.

The pavilion has received many orders for products made in Syria since the earthquake, especially for soaps, Dou Dou, an employee at the pavilion, said.

By buying the soaps, people can help people in Syria, Dou said. The olive oil soap bars sold by the pavilion are made in Aleppo, one of the cities hardest hit by the earthquake. There have been more than 20,000 orders for the soaps so far.

The money from selling the soaps will be given to the embassy and some of the funds have already been remitted, Dong said.

Photo: Staff at the Syrian Import Pavilion check goods

Syria has yet to announce when and how the donations will be transported to the country and where the supplies will go after arriving, several people in the field of public welfare said.

One head of a company said he was very concerned about Syria after the earthquake but he hasn’t made any donations due to the US’ sanctions on the country.

Editor: Kim Taylor