The mayor of Marchmarin told "Dama": extensive destruction left by the former regime in houses and infrastructure, and concerns are increasing as winter approaches. Details: In an interview with the Dema news network, the mayor of Mashmarin, Ibrahim Abdu Al-Ismail, revealed the administrative and demographic reality of the village, noting that it is located about 5 km east of the Al-Numan cave, and is inhabited by about 10,000 people divided among about 1,900 families. Al-Ismail explained that the village was subject to widespread destruction as a result of the bombing by the former regime's planes and the demolition and looting operations carried out by its forces and the Shabiha. The number of houses completely destroyed reached 400, and 1,100 houses were subject to the removal of roofs and iron theft, in addition to 250 houses that were partially damaged. He pointed out that the extent of the destruction to the residences constitutes the biggest obstacle to their return and the stability of the people, in addition to the felling of olive trees and almond, milk, grape and fig groves by the regime forces, which caused heavy losses to the agricultural sector. Ismail confirmed the destruction of the water network and the lack of drinking water, and forced the residents to buy water from tanks at half a dollar per barrel, he emphasized the need for the village to maintain and expand the network and build a private tank, in addition to the lack of a sewer network and reliance on technical waste, with the environmental and health risks this entails. Between the destruction and theft of the electricity grid, its poles and wires, the people depend in part on solar energy, demanding to establish a new grid and street lighting with alternative energy, rehabilitation of dilapidated roads, removal of ruins that prevent reconstruction and provision of garbage containers. He reviewed the service projects carried out by the civil defense efforts, which cleared about 16 thousand cubic meters of rubble, and the project of maintaining the pits and filling the asphalt with a grant from the Idlib Governorate, and emphasized that limited capacities prevent a response to the magnitude of the large needs. Al-Ismail warned of the growing fears of the people as winter approaches, especially families living in tents or under "hupa" roofs and partially restored houses that do not protect against the cold and rain, and called for the launch of a house restoration project. The "Dema" network reported that the residents fear the recurrence of cases of water damage to houses, as happened in the winter of last year, and the difficulty of relying on solar energy to provide lighting and services on rainy and cloudy days.

The mayor of Marchmarin told "Dama": extensive destruction left by the former regime in houses and infrastructure, and concerns are increasing as winter approaches. Details: In an interview with the Dema news network, the mayor of Mashmarin, Ibrahim Abdu Al-Ismail, revealed the administrative and demographic reality of the village, noting that it is located about 5 km east of the Al-Numan cave, and is inhabited by about 10,000 people divided among about 1,900 families. Al-Ismail explained that the village was subject to widespread destruction as a result of the bombing by the former regime's planes and the demolition and looting operations carried out by its forces and the Shabiha. The number of houses completely destroyed reached 400, and 1,100 houses were subject to the removal of roofs and iron theft, in addition to 250 houses that were partially damaged. He pointed out that the extent of the destruction to the residences constitutes the biggest obstacle to their return and the stability of the people, in addition to the felling of olive trees and almond, milk, grape and fig groves by the regime forces, which caused heavy losses to the agricultural sector. Ismail confirmed the destruction of the water network and the lack of drinking water, and forced the residents to buy water from tanks at half a dollar per barrel, he emphasized the need for the village to maintain and expand the network and build a private tank, in addition to the lack of a sewer network and reliance on technical waste, with the environmental and health risks this entails. Between the destruction and theft of the electricity grid, its poles and wires, the people depend in part on solar energy, demanding to establish a new grid and street lighting with alternative energy, rehabilitation of dilapidated roads, removal of ruins that prevent reconstruction and provision of garbage containers. He reviewed the service projects carried out by the civil defense efforts, which cleared about 16 thousand cubic meters of rubble, and the project of maintaining the pits and filling the asphalt with a grant from the Idlib Governorate, and emphasized that limited capacities prevent a response to the magnitude of the large needs. Al-Ismail warned of the growing fears of the people as winter approaches, especially families living in tents or under "hupa" roofs and partially restored houses that do not protect against the cold and rain, and called for the launch of a house restoration project. The "Dema" network reported that the residents fear the recurrence of cases of water damage to houses, as happened in the winter of last year, and the difficulty of relying on solar energy to provide lighting and services on rainy and cloudy days.