Published : 18-11-2022
A four-story building fell down in Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Damascus. No injuries were reported.
Local sources warned of similar incidents due to cracks inflicted by heavy shelling by Syrian and Russian fighter jets.
The residents also warned that due to theft of iron from abandoned buildings similar collapses are likely to occur.
Maintenance works have been under progress to rehabilitate the Fija water network in Yarmouk Camp, extend power cables to Palestine Street, and repair the sewerage network. Civilians also continue to work on reconstructing their homes.
Palestinian families displaced from the area continue to call on the concerned authorities to allow them a safe return to their homes and to press ahead with reconstruction projects.
Over recent years, pro-government militias have been raking through evacuated homes in Damascus and holding sway over furniture, copper, iron, and kitchenware belonging to displaced families.
The Syrian government forces regained control over Yarmouk Camp and southern Damascus towns following a 33-day military operation launched in April 2018. Dozens of civilians were killed and dozens more injured in the offensive. Over 60% of buildings have gone either totally or partially destroyed in the warfare.
UN data indicates that before the eruption of the conflict in 2011, Yarmouk was home to approximately 160,000 Palestine refugees, making it the largest Palestine refugee community in Syria. Located eight kilometers from Damascus, it is one of three unofficial camps in Syria.
A four-story building fell down in Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Damascus. No injuries were reported.
Local sources warned of similar incidents due to cracks inflicted by heavy shelling by Syrian and Russian fighter jets.
The residents also warned that due to theft of iron from abandoned buildings similar collapses are likely to occur.
Maintenance works have been under progress to rehabilitate the Fija water network in Yarmouk Camp, extend power cables to Palestine Street, and repair the sewerage network. Civilians also continue to work on reconstructing their homes.
Palestinian families displaced from the area continue to call on the concerned authorities to allow them a safe return to their homes and to press ahead with reconstruction projects.
Over recent years, pro-government militias have been raking through evacuated homes in Damascus and holding sway over furniture, copper, iron, and kitchenware belonging to displaced families.
The Syrian government forces regained control over Yarmouk Camp and southern Damascus towns following a 33-day military operation launched in April 2018. Dozens of civilians were killed and dozens more injured in the offensive. Over 60% of buildings have gone either totally or partially destroyed in the warfare.
UN data indicates that before the eruption of the conflict in 2011, Yarmouk was home to approximately 160,000 Palestine refugees, making it the largest Palestine refugee community in Syria. Located eight kilometers from Damascus, it is one of three unofficial camps in Syria.
