A still image taken on September 27, 2016 from a drone footage obtained by Reuters shows damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria. (Reuters)
Daily Mail: Apocalypse Aleppo: Sandstorm rips through obliterated Syrian city in extraordinary images showing the scale of war's devastation
* A sandstorm hit Syria on Friday, leaving formerly ISIS-controlled neighbourhoods of Aleppo covered in debris
* Photos of the northern Syrian city show dilapidated buildings covered in dust and overturned cars
* Despite the damage, children flocked to the abandoned street to play in the city's rubble
* Aleppo was Syria's most populous city before war broke out six years ago, but swathes of it have been destroyed and thousands displaced in the conflict
A sandstorm hit northern Syria on Friday, leaving formerly ISIS-controlled neighbourhoods of Aleppo covered in debris.
Residents of Bab al-Nasr and Karm al-Jabal - which have since been retaken by the Syrian government - walked the streets of the city to evaluate damage done by the storm.
Photos of the northern Syrian city show dilapidated buildings covered in dust, hollowed out cars turned over and rubble covering the ground.
Despite the damage, children flocked to the abandoned street to play in the fallen city.
Aleppo was Syria's most populous city before war broke out six years ago, but swathes of it have been destroyed and thousands displaced in the conflict gripping the country.
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WNU Editor: It does look like the apocalypse.
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