The death toll from the explosion in the southern Raml neighborhood of Latakia has risen to 16, with 18 injured

The number of casualties from the explosion that occurred yesterday in a hardware store within a residential building in the southern Raml neighborhood of Latakia has increased to 16 dead and 18 injured.

The Syrian Civil Defense reported that the death toll has reached 16, including 5 women and 5 children, with 18 injured, including 6 children.

They noted that the toll is not final as search and rescue operations continue to extract those trapped under the rubble of the destroyed building.

Souha Suleiman