Thousands of people have taken refuge in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centres after their homes were destroyed in the disaster.
1:03Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday.
Some 1,500 people are living in hastily erected tents in Sanliurfa, one of Turkey's cities hit hardest by the earthquake.One survivor told Kay Burley on Sky News that he and his family spent two days in the rain and freezing conditions before reaching the makeshift shelters. "We were terrified of staying there, it was total devastation so we can't stay there. It is horrible.He said he was thankful to have some aid from the authorities, but there was no electricity or heating - they do not know how long they will be there.
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