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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Khalil Ashawi

Quake deals new blow to Syrian medics after years of war

A view shows the exterior of the hospital which is supported by Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) and was damaged by the deadly earthquake earlier this month in al-Dana town at rebel-held Idlib, Syria February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

As a nurse working near the frontlines of the Syrian war, Ibrahim Zeidan endured many desperate moments including when shelling destroyed a hospital, leaving him trapped by rubble.

But he says an earthquake which hit the region on Feb. 6 has proved the most difficult challenge yet for medics in the rebel-held region, overwhelming health facilities already battered by more than a decade of conflict.

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