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Quakes Pound Syria's Ruined Northwest as Aid Groups Struggle

  • Earthquakes added to the suffering in Syria's war-torn northwest region.
  • The region's medical system is in critical condition after 12 years of hospitals being bombed and doctors murdered.
  • Over 4,500 people died in the earthquakes, leaving 53,000 families homeless.
  • The White Helmets and Syrian American Medical Society provide disaster relief and operate 13 hospitals in the war zone.
  • Northwest Syria will have to ration emergency care for the 11,000 people injured in the temblors.
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