A displaced Syrian man, Omar Barakat, sits next to an injured child at a camp for earthquake survivors on the outskirts of rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria Feb. 17, 2023. (Credit: Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters)
AMMAN — The Syrian opposition-run Civil Defense said on Tuesday that 22 people had died from an outbreak of cholera in the country's northwest in the aftermath of the devastating quake that hit Turkey and Syria.
The Western-backed main rescuer in the border region that has been hardest hit within Syria, which cited medical bodies, said there were also another 568 cases of infection as a result of the widespread damage to water systems and infrastructure.
AMMAN — The Syrian opposition-run Civil Defense said on Tuesday that 22 people had died from an outbreak of cholera in the country's northwest in the aftermath of the devastating quake that hit Turkey and Syria.The Western-backed main rescuer in the border region that has been hardest hit within Syria, which cited medical bodies, said there were also another 568 cases of infection as a result...