Watching the videos of his hometown Kahramanmaraş, the epicenter of the earthquake in southern Turkey, Tacettin Arici worried about his family. His mother, father and sisters are all there. “It is shocking; you don’t want to believe it,' he said.
Watching the videos of his hometown Kahramanmaraş, the epicenter of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southern Turkey, Arici worried about his family. His mother, father and sisters are all there.
Now almost two days after the initial tremor, more than 11,000 people have died as people are trying to rescue those buried in the rubble. Earthquakes continue to roll through Turkey and Syria, with devastating destruction in both countries. People in Turkish communities in the northeast are doing what they can to get a hold of relatives while donating money and buying blankets and clothing to ship overseas, Ozdemir said. The Peace Islands Institute is working with Embrace Relief, or EmbraceRelief.org, to provide financial assistance.
Arici is heartbroken at hearing about his 8-year-old niece Bethul, so afraid that she would not let go of her mother. As he was talking to his family Tuesday afternoon, a 5.0 magnitude aftershock rolled through.
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