'We lost my sister and family' People affected by Turkey-Syria earthquakes share their stories
Image caption,"All my family is so sad - we are feeling really bad at the moment," he told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra."She was so young, all the kids are so young as well, one of them is 11-years-old and one of them is seven years old, they are so young," he added.
He has travelled to Antakya in Turkey, attending the family funerals this week, and is providing further support to his relatives.Mr Urs said he was now planning to bring his sister's daughter, who survived the earthquake, but has lost her mother, father and brothers, back to Northern Ireland."We are just trying to treat her the best way we can," he said.
"She has lost everything. She has to live with this trauma. I will try to get the documents sorted out for her." Mr Urs runs a barber shop in Kingsgate Street in Coleraine and praised the people of Northern Ireland for the support they had provided following the earthquake. "They have supported me with many messages, many texts and phone calls, I really appreciate it," he added."I really appreciate everyone."
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