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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria’s Water System at Risk of Collapse in Northwest after Quake, Warns Red Cross

Collapsed buildings are seen through the windows of a damaged house following a devastating earthquake in the town of Jinderis, Aleppo province, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP)

Syria's ageing and war-damaged water system around the northwestern province of Aleppo is at risk of collapse after an earthquake struck a month ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned on Monday.

Some 6,000 people were killed by the Feb. 6 earthquake and aftershocks in Syria, with most of them dying in a opposition-held zone near the Turkish border.

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