People displaced by Syrian earthquake loot aid supplies after baby dies in camp

A seven-month-old baby died during the night of February 23, 2023 in a makeshift shelter for people displaced by the earthquake in Azaz, a town in northwestern Syria. The earthquake was the worst to hit the region in a century. © Observers

A video filmed by our Observer shows displaced people living in a camp in northwest Syria storming and looting a warehouse containing humanitarian supplies after the sudden death of a baby in the camp. The baby’s parents say he died of cold because of a lack of humanitarian assistance, an allegation rejected by some doctors, aid workers and officials. 

Our Observer in Azaz (located 50 km to the north of Aleppo) sent us a video showing displaced people living in a makeshift camp storming and looting a warehouse stocked with humanitarian supplies like blankets and mattresses.