Shrinking international aid and enduring conflict compound earthquake misery for Syrians one year on

A year after deadly earthquake, conflicts and shrinking aid compound misery for Syrians

In the year since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing more than 59,000 people, the situation in Syria has only become more grim for those who survived. An initial outpouring of assistance from the outside world quickly subsided as international attention turned to disasters elsewhere.

Shrinking aid, enduring conflict compound misery for survivors one year after quake

JINDERIS, Syria — A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He was used to the sounds of shelling and airstrikes after more than a decade of war, but this time the assailant was a force of nature: a massive earthquake. Read more...

Shrinking international aid and enduring conflict compound earthquake misery for Syrians one year on

For its survivors in Syria, the massive earthquake that ripped through the country a year ago compounded already rampant poverty, destroyed hospitals and electrical and water systems, and forced many Syrians already displaced by war to move into tented settlements.

Shrinking international aid and enduring conflict compound earthquake misery for Syrians one year on

JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He was used to the sounds of shelling and airstrikes after more than a decade of war, but this time the assailant was a force of nature: a massive earthquake. The 16-year-old and his father managed to flee before the house collapsed. As they zig-zagged through a crowded street in Jinderis in Aleppo province, a stone wall crashed onto them, crushing the tee…

Shrinking international aid and enduring conflict compound earthquake misery for Syrians one year on - The Boston Globe

In the year since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing more than 59,000 people, the situation in Syria has only become more grim for those who survived

Shrinking aid, enduring conflict mount misery for quake survivors

SYRIA/TURKIYE: A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He was used to the sounds of shelling and airstrikes after more than a decade of war, but this time the assailant was a force of nature: a massive earthquake. The 16-year-old and his father managed to flee before the house collapsed. As they zig-zagged through a crowded street in Jinderis in