02/08/2023
The province of Hatay, which is home to some 500,000 Syrian refugees, has been particularly hard hit, with rescue teams overwhelmed by the level of destruction. Aid has been delayed by the substantial damage the earthquake has caused to the roads and the civilian airport near the provincial capital, Antakya.
Experts have warned the tremors could continue for weeks or even months, with survivors on Wednesday continuing to seek refuge from future quakes and the freezing temperatures in mosques, schools, bus shelters and homemade tents, often burning debris to stay alive.
Humanitarian groups warn rescue and aid operations in Syria, which remains engulfed in a 12-year-long civil war, have been hindered in both Experts have warned the tremors could continue for weeks or even months, with survivors on Wednesday continuing to seek refuge from future quakes and the freezing temperatures in mosques, schools, bus shelters and homemade tents, often burning debris to stay alive.
At least 1,280 people were killed in opposition-held northwest Syria 🇸🇾
