Syrian refugees from a Manchester-based centre visit Mytholmroyd to help with flood efforts

Syrian refugees help during the Rochdale floods Credit: MEN SYNDICATION

A group of Syrian refugees, organised by Manchester-based advocacy and community group Rethink Rebuild Society headed to Mytholmroyd today to help with flood efforts and the clean-up operation.

Yasser Al-Jassem, a Syrian refugee who escaped Syria a few months ago, fleeing from both the Assad regime and Da’esh, is heading the initiative. He says: