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ALEPPO, Syria — The areas under the control of the Free Syrian Army in northern Aleppo countryside witnessed between Dec. 16 and Dec. 24 heavy rainfall that led to floods and torrents. The tents of many internally displaced persons (IDPs) were destroyed in camps near Azaz in Aleppo’s northern countryside. The rainstorm left hundreds of families homeless in the absence of any help from humanitarian organizations.
Al-Monitor toured Bab al-Salam camp in northern Azaz, where the rainfall caused floods in large parts of the camp. Tents that survived the floods were no longer habitable, however, forcing a large number of camp residents to either sleep out in the open or at relatives’ houses in Azaz and nearby villages.
