The number of victims of the earthquake in Syria rose to 248, 700 people were injured. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Health of the country Ahmed Damiriya. “According to new data, 248 people became victims of the earthquake, 700 were injured,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying. Earlier it was reported about 237 dead. The Syrian authorities have stopped railway communication throughout the country to check the condition of the tracks after the earthquake.
This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Health of the country Ahmed Damiriya.
“According to new data, 248 people became victims of the earthquake, 700 were injured,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Earlier it was reported about 237 dead.
The Syrian authorities have stopped railway communication throughout the country to check the condition of the tracks after the earthquake.