Northwest Syria of ‘Greatest Concern’ after Quake, Says WHO

A view of a street damaged by the earthquake, in the opposition-held town of Harem, in Idlib governorate, Syria, February 14, 2023. (Reuters)

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it was particularly concerned over the welfare of people in northwestern Syria, a opposition-held region with little access to aid, since the earthquakes struck last week.

"It's clear that the zone of greatest concern at the moment is the area of northwestern Syria," WHO's emergencies director, Mike Ryan, told a briefing in Geneva.