A critical situation has developed in Syria after the earthquake, but the authorities are using every opportunity to restore the destroyed areas of the country and help people, President Bashar al-Assad said during a visit to the debris removal site in Aleppo, Report informs referring to foreign media.
“The situation in Syria is catastrophic, but the achievements of this country are greater than its capabilities. We will do everything possible to restore the destroyed areas and help the victims, we will send all the state’s reserves there,” he said.
He also noted that the West is politicizing the situation against the background of the earthquake.
“Naturally, the West is politicizing the situation. As for humanism, it was absent both in the past and now,” Assad said.
According to the latest data, 3,162 people died as a result of the earthquake in the country.