As Turkey reels from Monday’s devastating earthquake, MrJustinMac speaks to locals and aid workers on the ground
In Osmaniye, about an hour from the epicentre, hundreds of people are sleeping in tents, living on handouts from aid workers who have set up makeshift tented villages and food stations.
Her uncle, who used a wheelchair, lived in the building when it came tumbling down after the earthquake. He was trapped on an upper floor and could not get out. She then went to help others. She talks about the stench of blood and death, and having seen things that were"not right". Two female volunteers tell us that Turkish people all help each other in times of crisis, that this is the best of their spirit at the worst of times.
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