• A family’s tent, surrounded by rubble, in the town of Jindires, in Aleppo province, north-west Syria. A year on from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6, 2023, some Syrians are still living in makeshift accommodation. All photos: Moawia Atrash for the National
    A family’s tent, surrounded by rubble, in the town of Jindires, in Aleppo province, north-west Syria. A year on from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6, 2023, some Syrians are still living in makeshift accommodation. All photos: Moawia Atrash for the National
  • ‘My family and I survived the destruction of our house in the earthquake, though my husband, my children and I were all injured,’ Jindires resident Sabiha Sido, 53, told The National. The quake killed about 60,000 people in Syria and Turkey
    ‘My family and I survived the destruction of our house in the earthquake, though my husband, my children and I were all injured,’ Jindires resident Sabiha Sido, 53, told The National. The quake killed about 60,000 people in Syria and Turkey
  • The devastated landscape of Jindires. The earthquake flattened entire neighbourhoods and ruined vital infrastructure across the region
    The devastated landscape of Jindires. The earthquake flattened entire neighbourhoods and ruined vital infrastructure across the region
  • Jindires resident Haidar Sido, 62, in front of the tent where his family now live. He said many people are living in similar circumstances, without receiving any real assistance
    Jindires resident Haidar Sido, 62, in front of the tent where his family now live. He said many people are living in similar circumstances, without receiving any real assistance
  • A family's tent pitched near a precarious ruined building in Jindires. An estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless in Syria and Turkey
    A family's tent pitched near a precarious ruined building in Jindires. An estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless in Syria and Turkey
  • Ahmed Al Masto, 30, with his son and among the ruins of his family home in Jindires, near the tent in which they now live. ‘I have unforgettable memories of the first moments of the earthquake, when we were sleeping and did not know what was happening,’ he said. ‘The stones of the house began to fall on top of us and the walls cracked. We miraculously survived’
    Ahmed Al Masto, 30, with his son and among the ruins of his family home in Jindires, near the tent in which they now live. ‘I have unforgettable memories of the first moments of the earthquake, when we were sleeping and did not know what was happening,’ he said. ‘The stones of the house began to fall on top of us and the walls cracked. We miraculously survived’
  • The routine of daily life continues among the ruins of Jindires. Areas outside the control of President Bashar Al Assad in north-west Syria were hardest hit by the earthquake
    The routine of daily life continues among the ruins of Jindires. Areas outside the control of President Bashar Al Assad in north-west Syria were hardest hit by the earthquake
  • ‘It has been a year since the earthquake, this is our situation now,’ said Ms Sido. ‘We did not receive aid to rebuild our house’
    ‘It has been a year since the earthquake, this is our situation now,’ said Ms Sido. ‘We did not receive aid to rebuild our house’
  • Mr Al Masto with friends in the tent where his family now live. Jindires residents say they desperately need homes, roads, water and a sewerage system
    Mr Al Masto with friends in the tent where his family now live. Jindires residents say they desperately need homes, roads, water and a sewerage system
  • The impact of the earthquake is still apparent everywhere in Jindires a year on. The World bank estimated damage in Syria at $3.7 billion, plus further losses of $1.5 billion
    The impact of the earthquake is still apparent everywhere in Jindires a year on. The World bank estimated damage in Syria at $3.7 billion, plus further losses of $1.5 billion
  • Ms Sido, with family members in their tent in Jindires. Seven people live there, she said, three of whom have permanent disabilities
    Ms Sido, with family members in their tent in Jindires. Seven people live there, she said, three of whom have permanent disabilities
  • Mr Al Masto, surveys the ruins of his former home. ‘I live in this tent here on top of rubble because I have no other choice,’ he told a local newspaper. ‘Here in Jindires there are many families like me’
    Mr Al Masto, surveys the ruins of his former home. ‘I live in this tent here on top of rubble because I have no other choice,’ he told a local newspaper. ‘Here in Jindires there are many families like me’

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Earthquake survivors in Jindires, north-west Syria living in tents a year on - in pictures

Residents plead for homes and infrastructure having spent a year in makeshift conditions among the ruins of their town

The National

February 06, 2024

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Updated: February 06, 2024, 12:22 PM