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Syrian earthquake devastated an area that was already a disaster zone – and highlights the vital role of local aid groups

  • Written by Kimberly Howe, University of Virginia Humanitarian Collaborative Practitioner Fellow; Assistant Research Professor of International Relations, Tufts University
Syrian earthquake devastated an area that was already a disaster zone – and highlights the vital role of local aid groupsThe earthquake destroyed many houses and buildings in northwestern Syria.Bahar Organization, CC BY-NC-ND

Three weeks after the February 2023 earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, I stood amid the rubble in Jindires, a devastated Syrian village. An estimated 50,000 people had lost their lives in the two countries by that point, with the number of...

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