
Priest After Earthquake in Syria: We Have Seen Death Before Us
‘I myself, along with parishioners from the parish, have worked to remove people from under the rubble.’
‘I myself, along with parishioners from the parish, have worked to remove people from under the rubble.’
In response to the earthquake, the patriarchs of and heads of churches in Syria demand the lifting of ‘unjust sanctions,’ calling for ‘exceptional measures’ to secure delivery of humanitarian aid.
A series of large earthquakes in parts of Turkey and Syria in the early morning of Feb. 6 have created massive destruction and killed an estimated 9,600 people, according to the latest available estimates.
Syria has marked the 10th anniversary of a war that has devastated and impoverished the country and its indigenous Christian population.
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