Displaced families exposed to bitter winter cold in Jandaris

Hundreds of families are sleeping in the open air in Jandaris, hoping to find permanent shelter to protect themselves from the winter cold [Ali Haj Suleiman/Al Jazeera]

Jandaris, Syria – Hundreds of families who lost their homes when two earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria are sleeping in tents in harsh winter conditions in Jandaris, a town in rebel-held northwestern Syria.

Many homes in the town collapsed and other residential buildings buckled in Monday’s quakes, sending residents fleeing for open ground.