Today, Monday, the Syrian Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from a violent earthquake that struck several provinces had risen to 237 while 639 were injured.
The ministry stated - according to the Syrian News Agency (SANA) - that the victims are in the governorates of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama and Tartous, noting that the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad chaired an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers; To investigate earthquake damage.
In turn, the Ministry of Defense announced the mobilization of its units, formations and institutions to provide immediate aid and urgent assistance to the people affected by the earthquake in all governorates.