Syria's earthquake survivors struggle in a disaster made far worse by civil war, bombed-out hospitals and currency collapse
- Written by Ora Szekely, Associate Professor of Political Science, Clark University
Temporary shelters have been set up near neighborhoods in the Idlib province demolished by the Syria-Turkey earthquake.Omar Haj Kadour/ AFP via Getty ImagesAfter a pair of devastating earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, the number of confirmed deaths continues to rise, surpassing 50,000 as of Feb. 24.
The United Nations...