• Hospitals in north-western Syria have been badly damaged by the February 6 double earthquake. All photos by Moawia Atrash for The National
    Hospitals in north-western Syria have been badly damaged by the February 6 double earthquake. All photos by Moawia Atrash for The National
  • Ahmed Al Hamoud, a maintenance worker at Sham Children's Hospital in Sarmada, Idlib province, said patients had to be moved from some badly damaged rooms
    Ahmed Al Hamoud, a maintenance worker at Sham Children's Hospital in Sarmada, Idlib province, said patients had to be moved from some badly damaged rooms
  • Dr Omar Al Ali looks at the cracks in the walls of the hospital
    Dr Omar Al Ali looks at the cracks in the walls of the hospital
  • Mr Hamoud moves medical equipment from damaged rooms
    Mr Hamoud moves medical equipment from damaged rooms
  • Hospital director Abdul Rahman Hallaq said parts of the hospital had to be vacated
    Hospital director Abdul Rahman Hallaq said parts of the hospital had to be vacated
  • Dr Al Ali said physicians risked their own lives as they stayed to look after their patients as the buildings shook
    Dr Al Ali said physicians risked their own lives as they stayed to look after their patients as the buildings shook
  • An electric heater hangs from a cracked wall
    An electric heater hangs from a cracked wall
  • Dr Al Ali claims Syria's doctors have had no help since the quake
    Dr Al Ali claims Syria's doctors have had no help since the quake
  • He said the hospital continued to work at maximum capacity
    He said the hospital continued to work at maximum capacity
  • The main door of the maternity hospital of the Syrian American Medical Association in the town of Dana, which was closed due to severe damage
    The main door of the maternity hospital of the Syrian American Medical Association in the town of Dana, which was closed due to severe damage
  • The deserted hospital in Al Dana after the quake
    The deserted hospital in Al Dana after the quake

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Earthquake-damaged hospitals in Syria - in pictures

Medical personnel risked their own lives as they stayed to look after patients while buildings shook around them

The National

February 19, 2023

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Updated: February 19, 2023, 10:05 AM
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