The earthquake that struck in Turkey yesterday - and affected communities across the border in Syria - is fast turning into the country's worst natural disaster in a century.
We've driven maybe 50 or 60 kilometres all the way along that road from Adana airport.
In another building they are hearing voices. Every now and again they tell us to be quiet so they can use their small drills - that's all they've got - to try and drill down. A lot of people in this province feel that they have been forgotten, that they haven't received help, that they're still not getting help.
When we were at Adana airport it was awash with personnel - many of them volunteers - who've travelled from all over the country to try to help in what's fast turning intoMany have relatives or friends they're still trying to reach in the multiple towns and villages affected.
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