٠٠:٠٣:٤٦The aftermath of the earthquakes that struck near the Syrian-Turkish border left many buildings on the brink of collapse. The affected structure posed an immediate threat to the surrounding area, prompting authorities to carry out a controlled demolition to prevent further damage.
Footage filmed on Tuesday in Aleppo shows workers dragging construction cables inside the damaged building and then deliberately hoisting it up before an excavator clears the rubble.
According to Yahya Daou, Director of Sulimaiyah Services in Aleppo City Council, half of the buildings in Bustan Al-Basha neighbourhood remained undamaged, while the other half required evacuation and reinforcement.
"We do not know if more earthquakes will hit again. If so, it will be a disaster because only 60-70 per cent of the buildings are technically ready, while the other 30 per cent are structurally unstable that need to be evacuated and eventually demolished or reinforced," Daou said.
The latest tremors came exactly two weeks after deadly earthquakes devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, with many buildings collapsing and thousands left trapped. The death toll from those earlier quakes has recently passed 47,000.
Syria: Damaged buildings threatened to collapse after earthquake being demolished in Aleppo
The aftermath of the earthquakes that struck near the Syrian-Turkish border left many buildings on the brink of collapse. The affected structure posed an immediate threat to the surrounding area, prompting authorities to carry out a controlled demolition to prevent further damage.
Footage filmed on Tuesday in Aleppo shows workers dragging construction cables inside the damaged building and then deliberately hoisting it up before an excavator clears the rubble.
According to Yahya Daou, Director of Sulimaiyah Services in Aleppo City Council, half of the buildings in Bustan Al-Basha neighbourhood remained undamaged, while the other half required evacuation and reinforcement.
"We do not know if more earthquakes will hit again. If so, it will be a disaster because only 60-70 per cent of the buildings are technically ready, while the other 30 per cent are structurally unstable that need to be evacuated and eventually demolished or reinforced," Daou said.
The latest tremors came exactly two weeks after deadly earthquakes devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, with many buildings collapsing and thousands left trapped. The death toll from those earlier quakes has recently passed 47,000.
The aftermath of the earthquakes that struck near the Syrian-Turkish border left many buildings on the brink of collapse. The affected structure posed an immediate threat to the surrounding area, prompting authorities to carry out a controlled demolition to prevent further damage.
Footage filmed on Tuesday in Aleppo shows workers dragging construction cables inside the damaged building and then deliberately hoisting it up before an excavator clears the rubble.
According to Yahya Daou, Director of Sulimaiyah Services in Aleppo City Council, half of the buildings in Bustan Al-Basha neighbourhood remained undamaged, while the other half required evacuation and reinforcement.
"We do not know if more earthquakes will hit again. If so, it will be a disaster because only 60-70 per cent of the buildings are technically ready, while the other 30 per cent are structurally unstable that need to be evacuated and eventually demolished or reinforced," Daou said.
The latest tremors came exactly two weeks after deadly earthquakes devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, with many buildings collapsing and thousands left trapped. The death toll from those earlier quakes has recently passed 47,000.