02:32Survivors forced to leave their homes following February’s deadly earthquakes were seen living in the graveyard of a cemetery in the Bab al-Nayrab district of Aleppo on Wednesday.
Footage shows families using blankets and coverings to form make-shift tents between the tombstones, with young children seen sitting on foam mattresses and gathering in groups at the site. Piles of personal belongings were also scattered across the area.
"We were asleep when the earthquake struck," said one woman. "We rushed out to the street. Then, we came back to find the already cracked walls in our house caused by the war were damaged. So, we got out and erected tents on the street to stay here."
Two earthquakes hit on February 6, devastating cities across both Turkey and Syria. Many buildings were reported to have collapsed, with Aleppo and Hama badly affected.
"We call on the authority to secure houses for us," the local continued. "We want to go back to our homes like before, also we want running water and electricity, because since the earthquake, the water and heating are inaccessible."
Rescue teams were dispatched from within both countries and 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. UN agency UNICEF estimated that 2.5 million children were affected in Syria, and 4.6 million in Turkey.
Syria: Displaced earthquake survivors make homes amid graves in Aleppo cemetery
Survivors forced to leave their homes following February’s deadly earthquakes were seen living in the graveyard of a cemetery in the Bab al-Nayrab district of Aleppo on Wednesday.
Footage shows families using blankets and coverings to form make-shift tents between the tombstones, with young children seen sitting on foam mattresses and gathering in groups at the site. Piles of personal belongings were also scattered across the area.
"We were asleep when the earthquake struck," said one woman. "We rushed out to the street. Then, we came back to find the already cracked walls in our house caused by the war were damaged. So, we got out and erected tents on the street to stay here."
Two earthquakes hit on February 6, devastating cities across both Turkey and Syria. Many buildings were reported to have collapsed, with Aleppo and Hama badly affected.
"We call on the authority to secure houses for us," the local continued. "We want to go back to our homes like before, also we want running water and electricity, because since the earthquake, the water and heating are inaccessible."
Rescue teams were dispatched from within both countries and 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. UN agency UNICEF estimated that 2.5 million children were affected in Syria, and 4.6 million in Turkey.
Survivors forced to leave their homes following February’s deadly earthquakes were seen living in the graveyard of a cemetery in the Bab al-Nayrab district of Aleppo on Wednesday.
Footage shows families using blankets and coverings to form make-shift tents between the tombstones, with young children seen sitting on foam mattresses and gathering in groups at the site. Piles of personal belongings were also scattered across the area.
"We were asleep when the earthquake struck," said one woman. "We rushed out to the street. Then, we came back to find the already cracked walls in our house caused by the war were damaged. So, we got out and erected tents on the street to stay here."
Two earthquakes hit on February 6, devastating cities across both Turkey and Syria. Many buildings were reported to have collapsed, with Aleppo and Hama badly affected.
"We call on the authority to secure houses for us," the local continued. "We want to go back to our homes like before, also we want running water and electricity, because since the earthquake, the water and heating are inaccessible."
Rescue teams were dispatched from within both countries and 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. UN agency UNICEF estimated that 2.5 million children were affected in Syria, and 4.6 million in Turkey.