Turkish and Syrian people in Scotland reveal the devastating impact of Monday's earthquake.
He said: "My brothers and their families are now on the streets - their houses are too badly damaged to go back into.
Mahmut Tas, who works in Akdeniz supermarket in Edinburgh, said he was worried about his wife's sister, her husband and their children. Cafar Karaharn, who works at Turkish Kitchen in Aberdeen, said he has family and friends all over the region hit by the earthquake but he has not been able to get in touch with them.He raised concerns about the sub-zero temperatures in the region where many survivors are unable to return to their homes.
"When I arrived home the floor was waving and shaking like jelly, so many people were in the streets in their pyjamas, home clothes, slippers with no jackets or warm clothes. "Hundreds of buildings have been destroyed over the heads of its residents. So many homes have become large graves," she said.
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