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Syrian Arab Republic: Earthquakes - Situation Report No. 4, as of 16 March 2023

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This report is produced by OCHA Syria on behalf of the HUMANITARIAN COUNTRY TEAM (HCT). It covers the period from 10-16 March 2023. The next report will be issued on or around 26 March.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Shelter and Non-Food Items (SNFI) sector is in urgent need of funding as the funding gap has reached US$35.8 million.

• In Hama, 75 engineering committees assessed 60,000 buildings, where 5,118 are severely damaged, 32,576 need reinforcement, and 24,400 buildings are safe.

• A total of 128 shelters are reported as follows: (2 in Homs, 2 in Idleb, 24 in Lattakia and 100 in Aleppo).

• Five hundred and sixty-two Palestine refugee homes and 9 UNRWA facilities suffered varying degrees of damage from the earthquake. Thirteen per cent were severely damaged, 40 per cent partially damaged and 47 per cent had minor damages.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

This week marks twelve years since the Syria crisis began. Humanitarian needs have been made more acute by the onset of devastating earthquakes more than a month ago, crippling vulnerable communities in Syria and across the border in neighboring Türkiye.

The SNFI sector estimates that approximately 2.7 million people have been affected by the earthquake. The level of shelter/ housing damage ranges from broken windows to total building collapse. Many of those affected shelter requires intervention beyond the scope of what is being provided by shelter sector.

The healthcare system was already overwhelmed and, after the earthquakes, is at risk of complete collapse in some affected areas as well as for certain life-saving departments and services. Disease surveillance teams detect in shelters suspected cases of cholera, diarrhea, scabies, lice, hepatitis A, COVID-19, measles and leishmaniasis.

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