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February 7, 2023

Earthquakes Compound Humanitarian Crisis in Northern Syria
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The earthquakes struck as fighting continued along the Turkey-Syria
border between Turkish forces and Kurdish fighters. The United Nations
reports more than 4 million people in northwest Syria where the deadly
earthquake struck already rely on humanitarian assistance. The U.N.'s
humanitarian coordinator for Syria said Monday the quake is preventing
aid workers from accessing northern Syria through the single border
crossing into the region.

El-Mostafa Benlamih: "The infrastructure is damaged. Roads that we used
to use for humanitarian work are damaged. We have to be creative in how
to get to the people and how to get to them the assistance."



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