03:07Pupils from Abu Habbeh village in Idlib were taking their lessons in tents on Monday, after the devastating earthquake last month destroyed many schools in the region.
Abdul Razzaq al-Hazza, principal of one of those schools, said that "following the devastating earthquake that hit the region on February 6, Abu Habba School for Basic Learning was cracked (broken). Therefore, we managed to move the pupils and equipment into this tend to resume education."
Nader Abdo, director of the Directorate of Education in Idlib, said that the directorate had carried out a structural inspection of schools in the area under the control of the Syrian government in Idlib and found that 36 schools needed urgent restoration or rehabilitation.
"We and the parents took some measures in some areas, people provided buildings to serve as temporary schools, and in areas where buildings were not available, people provided tents to resume the education of their sons and daughters," said Nader Abdo.
According to the Syrian Minister of Education, 10 schools completely destroyed, with 599 partially damaged, within the governorates.
On February 6, Syria and Turkey were hit by massive earthquakes, devastating dozen of cities across the two countries, with the combined death toll currently estimated at over 50,000. Many buildings collapsed, with Aleppo, Hama and Idlib worst affected in Syria.
Syria: Pupils study in tents in Idlib after schools destroyed in devastating earthquake
Pupils from Abu Habbeh village in Idlib were taking their lessons in tents on Monday, after the devastating earthquake last month destroyed many schools in the region.
Abdul Razzaq al-Hazza, principal of one of those schools, said that "following the devastating earthquake that hit the region on February 6, Abu Habba School for Basic Learning was cracked (broken). Therefore, we managed to move the pupils and equipment into this tend to resume education."
Nader Abdo, director of the Directorate of Education in Idlib, said that the directorate had carried out a structural inspection of schools in the area under the control of the Syrian government in Idlib and found that 36 schools needed urgent restoration or rehabilitation.
"We and the parents took some measures in some areas, people provided buildings to serve as temporary schools, and in areas where buildings were not available, people provided tents to resume the education of their sons and daughters," said Nader Abdo.
According to the Syrian Minister of Education, 10 schools completely destroyed, with 599 partially damaged, within the governorates.
On February 6, Syria and Turkey were hit by massive earthquakes, devastating dozen of cities across the two countries, with the combined death toll currently estimated at over 50,000. Many buildings collapsed, with Aleppo, Hama and Idlib worst affected in Syria.
Pupils from Abu Habbeh village in Idlib were taking their lessons in tents on Monday, after the devastating earthquake last month destroyed many schools in the region.
Abdul Razzaq al-Hazza, principal of one of those schools, said that "following the devastating earthquake that hit the region on February 6, Abu Habba School for Basic Learning was cracked (broken). Therefore, we managed to move the pupils and equipment into this tend to resume education."
Nader Abdo, director of the Directorate of Education in Idlib, said that the directorate had carried out a structural inspection of schools in the area under the control of the Syrian government in Idlib and found that 36 schools needed urgent restoration or rehabilitation.
"We and the parents took some measures in some areas, people provided buildings to serve as temporary schools, and in areas where buildings were not available, people provided tents to resume the education of their sons and daughters," said Nader Abdo.
According to the Syrian Minister of Education, 10 schools completely destroyed, with 599 partially damaged, within the governorates.
On February 6, Syria and Turkey were hit by massive earthquakes, devastating dozen of cities across the two countries, with the combined death toll currently estimated at over 50,000. Many buildings collapsed, with Aleppo, Hama and Idlib worst affected in Syria.