Hundreds dead and buildings destroyed in Syria

2023-02-06 17:53:00

At least 810 people have been killed in Syria as a result of Monday's earthquake in neighbouring Turkey, and we have more on where those people were: At least 430 people died and 1,315 were injured in government-controlled parts of Syria, according to its health ministry, the AFP news agency reports In rebel-held territory in the north-west, at least 380 were killed and more than 1,000 injured, according to the humanitarian group The White Helmets The organisation says more than 133 buildings have collapsed, and 272 are partially destroyed The White Helmets, which operates in rebel-controlled areas of Syria, says the death toll may increase as "hundreds of families are still trapped". Syria descended into civil war in 2011, which left half a million people dead and caused a lasting humanitarian crisis.