Syria - Syria and the Quake

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The earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria also struck both government held parts of Syria and rebel controlled areas in the Northwest. There's not enough medical facilities and not enough doctors, Sarah Daddush says. bombardment by the Syrian government's forces and their Russian allies has kind of pancaked a lot of medical centers and a lot of buildings.

Turkey is digging itself out from the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands across the country. Recovery efforts have been more difficult in northwest Syria, where civil war means there’s no unified response to the crisis.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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