For the millions who lost their loved ones and their homes, moving on will be a bitter slog through despair. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey – Among the rubble, hundreds of thousands left homeless are facing cold and hunger, as Turkey and Syria tackle the dire humanitarian disaster caused by the earthquake that has left more than 35,000 dead.
The disaster has also exacted a psychological toll. In a tent city near the quake’s epicentre in Kahramanmaras, father-of-four Serkan Tatoglu, 41, described how his family was haunted by their losses as they waited out the aftershocks. The city was patrolled by police and soldiers deployed to prevent looting following several incidents over the weekend.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Mr Assad has agreed to open two more border crossings from Turkey to northwest Syria to allow in aid.
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