A Crisis Within a Crisis in Syria

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🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Syria and Turkey last week, it killed thousands and created a crisis within a crisis. International aid began pouring into Turkey, but northwestern Syria, which was also hard-hit, received only a trickle. It was a bitter blow for Syrians, whose lives had already been uprooted by years of civil war, mass displacement and death. Today, we hear from some Syrians and look at why it is so difficult for the world to help them. Guest: Raja Abdulrahim, a correspondent in Jerusalem for The New York Times who traveled to northwestern Syria after the earthquake.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Sabrina calling. Can you hear me?
0:09.0	Yes, I can hear you well, Sabrina.
0:12.0	Say your name for me. What is your name?
0:14.0	Guillaas Esfé, Ibrahim.
0:17.0	I am a professor at the Libyan University, Department of English.
0:24.0	From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavarnici, and this is the Daily.
0:29.0	After the earthquake happened, a huge number of people came to the city of the Libyan.
0:34.0	The situation is really catastrophic.
0:39.0	After the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria, international aid began pouring into Turkey.
0:44.0	But Syria got only a trickle. What do people need?
0:49.0	They need everything. They need everything.
0:52.0	The people in my building, where I live, actually, organize ourselves.
0:57.0	We started to collect things from our houses, from our apartments, like the cavers, pillows,
1:03.0	you know, shoes, food.
1:06.0	It was a bitter blow for Syrians, who've been living through a devastating civil war for more than a decade.
1:12.0	We can't understand why we are forgotten and ignored like this.
1:18.0	Why? What have we done to this world?
1:23.0	Are we human beings here in the north and regions of Syria?
1:28.0	Today, my colleague, Raja Abrahim, on why it is so hard for the world to help Syrians,
1:35.0	and what the earthquake could mean for their country's future.
1:41.0	It's Thursday, February 16.
1:47.0	So, Raja, the earthquake in Turkey and Syria happened last week.
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