٠٠:٠٠:٤٤Local people were seen continuing with the removal of debris in the city of Aleppo on Thursday, following last week’s devastating earthquakes across both Syria and Turkey.
Footage shows heavy machinery clearing the site of a collapsed building, with workers loading the rubble on to trucks.
Two earthquakes hit on February 6, devastating cities across the two countries. Many buildings were reported to have collapsed, with Aleppo and Hama badly affected.
Rescue teams were dispatched from within both countries and from abroad. The Syrian administration blamed Western sanctions for hampering the relief effort, while the US announced a temporary lifting of restrictions on Friday, February 10, having previously said aid would be routed through humanitarian groups on the ground.
At the time of publication, the total combined death toll stands at over 40,000.
Syria: Locals continue removing debris in quake-hit Aleppo
Local people were seen continuing with the removal of debris in the city of Aleppo on Thursday, following last week’s devastating earthquakes across both Syria and Turkey.
Footage shows heavy machinery clearing the site of a collapsed building, with workers loading the rubble on to trucks.
Two earthquakes hit on February 6, devastating cities across the two countries. Many buildings were reported to have collapsed, with Aleppo and Hama badly affected.
Rescue teams were dispatched from within both countries and from abroad. The Syrian administration blamed Western sanctions for hampering the relief effort, while the US announced a temporary lifting of restrictions on Friday, February 10, having previously said aid would be routed through humanitarian groups on the ground.
At the time of publication, the total combined death toll stands at over 40,000.
Local people were seen continuing with the removal of debris in the city of Aleppo on Thursday, following last week’s devastating earthquakes across both Syria and Turkey.
Footage shows heavy machinery clearing the site of a collapsed building, with workers loading the rubble on to trucks.
Two earthquakes hit on February 6, devastating cities across the two countries. Many buildings were reported to have collapsed, with Aleppo and Hama badly affected.
Rescue teams were dispatched from within both countries and from abroad. The Syrian administration blamed Western sanctions for hampering the relief effort, while the US announced a temporary lifting of restrictions on Friday, February 10, having previously said aid would be routed through humanitarian groups on the ground.
At the time of publication, the total combined death toll stands at over 40,000.