Eight of the ten Armenians injured in Syria as a result of the devastating earthquake have already been discharged from medical centers, and the other two continue to receive treatment in the hospital. Zarmig Boghigian, the editor of Kantsasar Armenian weekly published in Aleppo, Syria, told Armenian News-NEWS.am about this.
"There were four severely injured [Armenians]; they were operated on. Two of them are the relatives of the deceased mother and son, Mirna and Alber Tenekedjian, the husband and daughter, who continue treatment in the hospital. There is no danger to their lives," said Boghigian.
As a result of the February 6 earthquake, the governorates of Aleppo, Latakia, Idlib, and Hama suffered the most in Syria. According to the editor of Kantsasar, the capital of Syria, Damascus, was also shaken by the quake, but there were no damages. Armenians are more concentrated in Aleppo and Latakia.
"At the moment, we have 60 homeless Armenians in Aleppo who cannot return to their apartments. The relevant specialists have come and inspected that the buildings may collapse; it is dangerous to live in," said Boghigian.
According to her, there is no information about missing Armenians. Rescuers from Armenia who went to Syria on February 8 have brought out eight dead bodies from the rubble.
"Humanitarian aid was sent from various Arab countries, the World Health Organization, as well as from Armenia," added the editor of Kantsasar.
On February 6, a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. According to the latest data, more than 37,000 people died as a result, and more than 5,000 of them—in Syria.
