(Yicai Global) Feb. 10 -- After two earthquakes with magnitudes of  7.8 and 7.5 caused irreplaceable losses to Türkiye and Syria on Feb. 6, a Chinese traveler shared his experiences in Aleppo with Yicai Global.

"The room was shaking and I could not help but roll on the bed. The luggage on the table as well as items on the chair all fell onto the ground," a man surnamed Guo said after waking up to the quake on Feb. 6, one day following his arrival in Aleppo, the second-largest city in Syria.

That day, Guo wandered outside in the suburban area and found out that all the stores were closed. But his hotel, which had suffered only small damages, had sufficient supplies. Guo was worried about locals who might not be as lucky.

The next day, Guo headed downtown. During the journey, he saw many locals gathering by the roads. He reckoned they were afraid to return to their homes in fear of subsequent tremors.

Despite the fact that Syrian people are facing hardships, they still remain optimistic, Guo said, adding that people show kindness to foreigners as they are keen to offer their help in hailing a cab or buying things.

As temperatures fell close to zero degrees Celsius, residents kept warm outside by burning tires.

Mosques and public venues offered shelter to those in need even though it was getting crowded, Guo said, adding that there were no disaster relief supplies at hand.

Aleppo was shaken by several afterquakes so Guo decided to leave for Damascus earlier than planned. "Along the road, I saw broken and collapsed houses. I could not even tell if they were the result of the recent quakes or previous wars," Guo said after five hours of bus traveling.

The latest natural disaster adds to the Western Asian country's plight. Due to the long-lasting warfare, around 4.1 million residents in northwestern parts of Syria require humanitarian aid and most of them are women and children. 

Workers of the Red Cross Society of China and the first batch of medical supplies arrived at Damascus International Airport yesterday.

(All the pictures are provided by the interviewee)

Editors: Dou Shicong, Emmi Laine, Xiao Yi