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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Damascus – Asharq Al-Awsat

Cracks, Fissures Risk Collapse of Buildings North of Damascus

Rescuers work to help victims from the rubble of a building that collapsed as a result of the earthquake in the city of Aleppo, Syria. (AFP)

Fear has gripped residents in northern Damascus, where cracks and fissures caused by Monday’s devastating earthquake threatened the collapse of homes and buildings.

The earthquake’s destruction was not limited to northwestern Syria. It also extended to areas north of Damascus.

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