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Business Daily: Syria: Life after the earthquake

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13/03/2023 GMT

Syria: Life after the earthquake

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Syria: Life after the earthquake

A month on from the devastating earthquake in Syria. How does life and business rebuild?

It’s just over a month since an earthquake devastated north-west Syria. Some 4000 people died, tens of thousands lost everything. How are people rebuilding lives and businesses?

Last month’s devastating earthquake didn’t just claim thousands of Turkish lives, it ravaged northern Syria as well. International help for that region has struggled to get through. In this episode of Business Daily Ed Butler looks at how the region is battling to pick up the pieces, and whether local business-people are helping or simply profiting from the crisis.

Amnat Soueif, a mother of two, tells Ed how she's providing for her children. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a senior fellow at the New Lines Institute, tells us about conversations she's having with families in the region about their trauma.

Abu Amer runs a vegetable stall in the Idlib area - he tells us how commodity prices have been affected by the earthquake and Bassam Abu Muhammad, a blacksmith, tells us that since the earthquake he's moved into making and selling tents.

Presenter / producer: Ed Butler
Image: A displaced Syrian child; Credit: Getty images

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