‘Our children are freezing’: TurkeyQuake survivors face big freeze in cars, tents
Parents walked the streets of the city — close to the epicentre of Monday’s earthquake that has left more than 12,000 dead — carrying their children in blankets because it was warmer than sitting in a tent. “When we sit down, it is painful, and I fear for anyone who is trapped under the rubble in this,” said Melek Halici, who wrapped her two-year-old daughter in a blanket as they watched rescuers working late into the night.
Restaurant manager Burhan Cagdas said he had been sleeping in a car since Monday’s quake because of his family’s “psychological” opposition to returning home. He was unsure how long they could hold out. Many families have complained about the government’s handling of the quake relief operation. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted during a trip to the region Wednesday that there had been “shortcomings” but insisted that the scope of the disaster was too big for any government to handle.
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