Published : 13-10-2018
Member of the committee overseeing debris clearance in Yarmouk Camp, engineer Mahmoud AlKhaled, said 40% of residential structures have become fit for habitation.
Speaking with Sputnik news agency, AlKhaled said 40% of buildings require reconstruction while the remaining 20% have been turned into mounds of rubble.
Deputy Secretary of the Palestinian Factions in Syria Khaled Abdul Majid told the same source that 160,000 displaced Palestinian refugees sheltered in and around Damascus seek to return to the camp.
A few days earlier, head of the political department of the Palestine Liberation Organization Anwar Abdul Hadi said debris clearing has been ongoing in Yarmouk to unblock access roads to AlShuhadaa Cemetery.
The Syrian government forces regained control over Yarmouk Camp and southern Damascus towns following a 33-day military operation launched on April 19. At least 33 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in the offensive. Over 80% of buildings in Yarmouk have gone either totally or partially destroyed in the warfare. Dozens of homes have been subjected to burglary and looting.
Member of the committee overseeing debris clearance in Yarmouk Camp, engineer Mahmoud AlKhaled, said 40% of residential structures have become fit for habitation.
Speaking with Sputnik news agency, AlKhaled said 40% of buildings require reconstruction while the remaining 20% have been turned into mounds of rubble.
Deputy Secretary of the Palestinian Factions in Syria Khaled Abdul Majid told the same source that 160,000 displaced Palestinian refugees sheltered in and around Damascus seek to return to the camp.
A few days earlier, head of the political department of the Palestine Liberation Organization Anwar Abdul Hadi said debris clearing has been ongoing in Yarmouk to unblock access roads to AlShuhadaa Cemetery.
The Syrian government forces regained control over Yarmouk Camp and southern Damascus towns following a 33-day military operation launched on April 19. At least 33 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in the offensive. Over 80% of buildings in Yarmouk have gone either totally or partially destroyed in the warfare. Dozens of homes have been subjected to burglary and looting.
