16/02/2023
Thousands of Syrians left homeless by the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6 have joined the nearly two million other Syrians already displaced and living in tents and refugee camps due to the country’s 11- year civil war.
The earthquake killed more than 41,000 in Syria and Türkiye after it flattened homes and entire city blocks. Rescuers are still finding people alive under the rubble more than a week after the disaster.
Millions are still in need of aid and shelter in the cold temperatures. Water treatment, sewage, and vital infrastructures have been damaged, which could lead to a health crisis atop the humanitarian disaster, a World Health Organization representative said.
