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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Mahmoud Hassano and Timour Azhari

Syria quake's displaced join millions already living in tents

Displaced Syrians who lost their homes during the earthquake set up tents in a school yard, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in rebel-held town of Harem, Syria February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

Five years ago, Syrian Sabri Al Salameh fled war-torn Homs for Harem, a town near the Turkish border. Now his home there is gone too, destroyed in another catastrophe, this time made by nature rather than man.

Nearly two million Syrians, displaced by battles and government bombing during the country's 11-year war, lived in refugee camps in the rebel-held northwest before last week's huge earthquake.

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