With houses in ruins, Afrin families live out in the open

JINDRIS, Syria - A large number of people in the Kurdish towns of Jindris and Afrin in northern Syria live on the street or in the deserted areas after their houses collapsed in the recent quakes. 

More than 4,400 people were killed and another 8,100 injured in northwest Syria in the twin earthquakes that had their epicentres across the border in Turkey. 

Some 5,000 people from Jindris and Afrin towns have no place to live.

“We are in a terrible state. What should we do? I have four sons and a daughter. The family who are staying next to us have a child and a sick person,” Nasrin Mohammed told Rudaw. 

A camp was established less than a week ago. About 400 families live there and over 400 others are waiting to receive tents. 

“My mother, daughter and I live here. We have been sleeping on the ground for four days. The sky is our blanket. Only God is with us. There are no tents and 400 families have not received aid. They always say that the aid will come tomorrow, but we don't know [what will happen],” Hassan Jassim said. 

Some residents of Jindris live on the street. 

“All of our neighbours live on the streets. We all stay in the streets. No one helps these people,” said Azli Subhi. 

The earthquakes collapsed 1250 buildings in Jindris and Afrin.

The following is the aerial view of Afrin city after the quakes: