Almost 300,000 displaced by the earthquake in Syria – state media

BEIRUTFeb 8 – More than 298,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to this week’s deadly earthquake, Syrian state media reported, in an apparent reference to parts of Syria under government control, not those in the hands of other factions.

state news agency FURY He quoted Hussein Makhlouf, Minister of Local Government and the Environment, as saying that the state had also opened 180 shelters for displaced persons.