People donate blood for quake victims at a blood donation center in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
DAMASCUS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- In the wake of a massive earthquake which has killed over 3,500 people so far in the war-torn Syria, many Syrians have mobilized to assist in the rescue efforts.
In the Syrian capital of Damascus, local residents, men and woman, have continued to flock to the blood donation centers in recent days to donate blood urgently needed to help save the lives of the victims injured in the deadly quake.
A woman donates blood for quake victims at a blood donation center in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
A man donates blood for quake victims at a blood donation center in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
Two men donate blood for quake victims at a blood donation center in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
Rescue work is underway after a deadly earthquake hit the city Jableh in the province of Latakia in northwestern Syria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Rescuers are trying to save a quake victim buried in the rubble of a collapsed building in Aleppo, Syria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Rescue workers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in the Rihawi area in the province of Latakia in northwestern Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Rescue workers remove a body from the rubble of a destroyed building in the Rihawi area in the province of Latakia in northwestern Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
A victim injured in a massive earthquake is seen at the national hospital in the province of Hama in central Syria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)■