Posted on Mar 3, 2023
An update from a Syrian teacher who lost her home and loved ones in the earthquakes
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In the days after the first earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, we interviewed Assalah Shikhani in the Turkish city of Antakya.
The thirty-five-year old mother of two was searching for shelter with her daughters and parents. They were sleeping in a car and waiting for help among the rubble of collapsed buildings in the city where she lived. No help had come.
At the time, her friends and loved ones were buried under the rubble. She wasn't sure if they'd survived.
Tent camps are everywhere now in Turkey's earthquake zone. Here's one
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Tent camps are everywhere now in Turkey's earthquake zone. Here's one
"Nobody digs them out, nobody. Antakya is a ghost city. Nothing there, no life at all," she said
In the days after the first earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, we interviewed Assalah Shikhani in the Turkish city of Antakya.
The thirty-five-year old mother of two was searching for shelter with her daughters and parents. They were sleeping in a car and waiting for help among the rubble of collapsed buildings in the city where she lived. No help had come.
At the time, her friends and loved ones were buried under the rubble. She wasn't sure if they'd survived.
Tent camps are everywhere now in Turkey's earthquake zone. Here's one
THE PICTURE SHOW
Tent camps are everywhere now in Turkey's earthquake zone. Here's one
"Nobody digs them out, nobody. Antakya is a ghost city. Nothing there, no life at all," she said
An update from a Syrian teacher who lost her home and loved ones in the earthquakes
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."'There is no police, no rescue teams'
"In Antakya, nothing here. Nothing. We don't see any people. We don't know what happened. We don't know the news. We don't know where we have to go. There is no police, no rescue teams. Even for medical issues, we don't have centers. Nobody tells us what to do. We stayed for two days in this park."
..."'There is no police, no rescue teams'
"In Antakya, nothing here. Nothing. We don't see any people. We don't know what happened. We don't know the news. We don't know where we have to go. There is no police, no rescue teams. Even for medical issues, we don't have centers. Nobody tells us what to do. We stayed for two days in this park."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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