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"Dozens of displaced people are residing in a damaged building in Syria's Daraa, enduring harsh living conditions due to the soaring rental prices and the destruction of their homes due to the conflict. Footage filmed on Saturday shows a residential building where its upper floors have been decimated. Children can also be seen playing outside, with families resting in rooms with cracked walls. "We came with our families and settled in this building due to rental prices spikes and the deteriorating conditions [...] We are terrified as it is a near-collapse building, especially with children inside," Mohammad Marzouk Faroukh, a displaced person currently residing in the building, explained. "We are grappling with the extreme cold and winds in winter [...] There are around 30 of us, including women and children, residing in just two cramped rooms," he elaborated. Faroukh stressed that the damaged building still served as a 'better option' than the destroyed house they previously resided in. "We are calling on the government to provide us with better housing and to enhance our living conditions," he said. "There are many hardships we face, including housing and the cold of winter and widespread diseases, making life unbearable," he added. According to the Ministry of Local Administration and Environment of the Syrian transitional government, over 95,000 homes and residential units were damaged in Daraa during the war, with more than 33,400 destroyed. Furthermore, over 60,000 other homes sustained varying degrees of damage. In December 2024, the current transitional government seized power in Damascus. Ahmed Al Sharaa was later appointed interim president, pledging an inclusive government."
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