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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Two People Died of Cholera in Northwest Syria Post-quake

People sit by a building destroyed in recent earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (AP)

Two people have died of cholera in Syria's opposition-held northwest in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that hit the area, a source from the rescue force that operates there told Reuters on Tuesday.

The earthquake left more than 4,000 people dead in the opposition-controlled zone near the Turkish border and damaged health and water infrastructure, prompting fears of a spike in cholera cases.

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