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UN says 8.8 million people affected by earthquake in Syria

The devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake near the Turkey-Syria border in the early hours of Monday 6 February 2023 was followed by another one nearly as strong.

Tens of thousands of people have been killed and many more have been injured.

According to the United Nations, 8.8 million people have been affected by the earthquake disaster in Syria.

“The majority is anticipated to need some form of humanitarian assistance,” UN Deputy Syria Representative Najat Rochdi wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

“The UN is fully committed to doing more to help all Syrians,” she said.

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