The world abandoned us, say survivors in quake-hit corners of war-torn Syria
“The United Nations and all the international aid groups”The aid shortages have been compounded by the area’s mutual hostility with the Assad government in Damascus.
Mr Obeid, recalling the day of the earthquake, said he and other rescuers were driving through al-Atarib when they were flagged down by a man who ran to them in tears, saying that his family was trapped under the rubble. “We called in our loudest voices: All these areas needed rescue equipment,” said Mr Muneer Mustafa, deputy chief of the White Helmets.
Mr Muhammad al-Omar, spokesman for the opposition government in the region, said the UN wanted to send aid convoys not through the border crossing with Turkey but from areas controlled by the Syrian government, a move that was unacceptable to them. With the search-and-rescue phase ended, much of the work being done across north-western Syria is about clearing the rubble, opening streets and helping people rebuild their lives.
At the town cemetery in al-Atarib, a mass grave has been dug for both Syrians who died in Turkey and those still being found at home.
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