Syria earthquake: Damaged Aleppo homes at risk of collapse as rescues continue

Syrian families were forced to leave their damaged homes that were at risk of collapse on Saturday after the city of Aleppo was one of several hit by a major earthquake on Monday, with some of the buildings brought to the ground by demolition crews.

Tens of thousands of Aleppo residents have lost their homes in the deadly earthquakes after they collapsed into ruins or became dilapidated homes. More than 3,500 people have been reportedly killed in both government and rebel-held areas of the country, though rescues continue to take place.

Nine-year-old Fatmeh Ahmed Al-Issa was pulled out from the rubble, though due to the quake she was left orphaned after the rest of her family was killed. "I was aware of everything happening, when the stones fell. When the building was destroyed," she told reporters.

The rescues come as new aid is coming into the country, though more is needed in the northwest of the country — the hardest-hit area.

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