He earthquake recorded early Monday morning with epicenter in Turkey and with a magnitude of between 7.4 and 7.7 degrees it has struck beyond the Turkish border; in the area where the last bastion of the opposition of Syria and in more remote areas in the hands of the damascus government. The deaths in this country already devastated by war They are approaching 400.
These areas are expected to northwest Syria are the most affected by the earthquake due to their proximity to the epicenter. Much of its population lives in camps, which could have saved much of it from being trapped after buildings collapsed. For now, in Idlib and the areas of Aleppo controlled by rebel groups, opposition groups or directly by Turkish forces and their allied militias, have been confirmed 147 dead and 340 woundedaccording to the last balance offered by the white helmetsa cluster of rescuers operating in the area. According to the organization, “the death toll could increase greatly due to the presence of hundreds of families under the rubble.”
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The northwestern province of Idlib, in Syria, is dominated by Levante Liberation Organizationa Islamist armed alliance which includes the former Syrian subsidiary of Al Qaedaformerly called Opposite al-Nusra. In this zone, together with the northern areas of Aleppo which are also beyond the control of Bashar al-Assad4.6 million people reside, of which almost 3 million are displaced by the armed conflict that began in 2011 in the Arab country.
Russia -allied with Al Asad- and Turkey -supporter of the Syrian opposition- agreed to a ceasefire in Idlib in March 2020, although the region continues to be the target of Russian shelling and artillery attacks by government troops with relative frequency.
The white helmets They have asked both countries to avoid attacking the areas of Idlib and Aleppo affected by the tremor, which, in addition, these days are suffering from low temperatures and adverse weather conditions.
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On the other hand, the areas of Aleppo in the hands of Damascus and the provinces of latakia, tartus and Hamafurther from the epicenter and controlled almost entirely by the Syrian government, have registered at least 237 deaths and more than 600 injuries, according to the Ministry of Health.
He Syrian National Seismic Monitoring Center He said the quake is the “strongest” recorded by Syrian systems since they became operational in 1995. The epicenter of the quake, which lasted about 30 seconds at around 04:17 Turkish time (01:17 GMT), was the region of kahramanmaras and it occurred at a depth of seven kilometers, specified the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) of Turkey.