Syrians who I managed to survive deadly Earthquake on The two are receiving treatment in Hospitals, they are mourning losses of their loved ones.
in the hospital in Syria, Osama Abdul Hamid was holding back Tears as he remembers on Monday powerful the earthquake that toppled him home and killed his neighbors with hundreds of citizenship.
“We were fast “We slept when we felt a strong earthquake,” Abdel Hamid told the French News Agency (Agence France Presse) at Al-Rahma Hospital. in Northwestern Idlib governorate, where he was being treated for a head injury.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake wiped out before dawn, with its epicenter in Kahramanmaraş province in Turkey. out complete sections of cities in Turkey and war-torn Syria.
Officials have put together death tally in more from 2300.
When the earthquake rocked Abdul Hamid family’s home in the village of Azmarin, near the Syrian border with Turkey,” I woke up up my wife f children “And we ran towards the exit door,” the man said.
We opened the door, and all of a sudden building collapsed.”
During Abdul Hamid’s moments found himself under the rubble of the fourstory building.
everyone of His neighbors died, however family made He. She out Alive.
The walls collapsed over usbut my son He was able to get it out, Abdul Hamid said.. He started screaming and people They gathered around, knowing there were survivors, and then withdrew us out from under the rubble.”
They were taken to the hospital in Darkush is a town several kilometers south along the Turkish border in the last main opposition-held stronghold of Idlib.
Enterprise soon You should take in patients far beyond its capacity and received at least 30 patients dead Corpses.
An AFP photographer saw several ambulances arriving at Al-Rahma one One after another, which led to many injuries among them children.
“The situation is bad,” said Majed Ibrahim. general surgeon in the hospital, in which is about 150 people injured in The earthquake had arrived late in the morning.
“a lot of people They are still in the ruins of He told AFP, “.
“we need urgent help for the area, especially the medical one help. “
Many ‘still trapped’
890 at least people They were killed all over war-torn Syria government Rescue workers said.
At least 461, the health department said people 1326 were killed and wounded in government controlled areas.
430 at least more were killed and more From 1050 wounded in Rebel-held areas, rescue the White Helmets group He said.
the group had warned earlier on “The death toll may rise because many families are still trapped,” he said on Monday.
in one Crowded hospital room, injured people They were lying on bed, some with Bandages on Their heads and others are treated for fractions.
on one of family, boy who head was covered with sleeping pad next etc patient.
In another room, A.J young The girl was crying as she received an injection in her hand in team work.
Muhammad Barakat, 24, was being treated for He broke his leg.
“I took for me children And I got out of the house”,” father of Four, lying in bed with Wounds cover parts of for him face.
“for me house Old one “The building is very old,” he told AFP.
“So I feared it would collapse on us. walls of Neighboring houses began to collapse when we were out in the street. “
‘Judgment Day’
earthquake hit Kahramanmaraş in Southeast Turkey at 04:17 am (1:17 am GMT) at a depth of About 7 kilometers (4.35 miles).
in the city of Sarmada, in the countryside of Idlib governorate bloc of Buildings have been leveled.
Mattresses and blankets were strewn in the city centre remains of Solar panels and water tanks above the ruins.
An AFP photographer saw the rescue workers start to clear Aggregates and removal of large pieces of Cement in Hope of Find survivors.
Anas Habash said he “ran down the stairs like crazy,” bear him son and deliver his pregnant wife outside of Flat building in Northern city of Aleppo collapsed government control after violence battles in 2016.
“Once we got there streetWe’ve seen dozens of families in Shock and fearyear- Old AFP.
some knelt down to pray, and the others began to cry, “as if on the Day of Resurrection.”
“I haven’t felt this way in all the years of the war” in Habash said that Syria has been since 2011.
“That was a lot more Harder than shells and bullets.”
