Devastating earthquakes hit Syria
Syria and neighbouring Türkiye were rocked by two deadly earthquakes and over a thousand powerful aftershocks on 6 February 2023. The timing could not have been worse, hitting during Syria’s freezing winter temperatures and pouring rain. Children and their families fled their homes seeking safety. The massive tremors caused widespread damage to…, Situation at a glance, Affected population 3.7 million children 8.8 million people People to be reached 2.6 million children 5.4 million people Funding requirements: US$ 172.7 million, “I heard the layers of the earth cracking”, Syrian girl described fleeing deadly earthquake two sisters sitting at a school desk outside talking to a UNICEF staff member Maysaa, 13, and her six-year-old sister, Renad, talk with a UNICEF staff member in their shelter in Stamo village, Lattakia governorate, Syria. Renad holds a drawing she made earlier that day. Maysaa and her younger sister…, What UNICEF is doing, More than one month on from the two catastrophic earthquakes, UNICEF has reached almost half a million people with lifesaving water, sanitation and hygiene services and supplies, including through water trucking, solid waste management, desludging of septic tanks as well as the provision of family hygiene kits and other lifesaving supplies across…, Latest updates