“It was a very, very bad situation for us,' Mr Kazim Erdogan tells ST's Samuel Devaraj. Read more at straitstimes.com.
caused more than 25,000 buildings in Turkey to collapse, killing more than 45,000 people, including more than 5,000 in Syria.
Said Mr Kazim: “It was a very, very bad situation for us, and our district was almost destroyed. There were many people who died in this district, but I’m alive. And since I’m alive, I should help the people in my home town.”Singapore non-governmental organisation, Mercy Relief, is working with it to help survivors across the country.
Through Hayrat Aid, Mercy Relief has bought warm clothing and blankets that are being distributed to survivors.Assessing the damage in the region, where the weather is 14 deg C on average but can drop to minus 4 deg C at night in places like Elbistan, Mr Singh told ST the situation is severe. “Because we have done other earthquake projects, I know it is going to take a long, long time for the people here to redevelop the area and reconstruct the buildings. Most of the buildings you see have crack lines and they are definitely not safe to stay in.”
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