{"id":4045,"date":"2023-02-17T16:54:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2023-02-17T16:57:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:57:20","slug":"4045-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/magazine\/climate\/natural-disaster-and-tragedies\/4045-2\/2023\/02\/17\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey earthquake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAMANDAG,<\/span> TURKEY<\/span> (AFP)<\/span> —<\/span> Nearly<\/span> two<\/span> weeks<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> powerful<\/span> earthquake<\/span> destroyed<\/span> tens<\/span> of<\/span> thousands<\/span> of<\/span> buildings<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey<\/span> and<\/span> Syria,<\/span> displacing<\/span> millions<\/span> of<\/span> people<\/span> from<\/span> their<\/span> homes,<\/span> many<\/span> of<\/span> them<\/span> Still<\/span> struggling<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> their<\/span> basic<\/span> needs,<\/span> some<\/span> sleep<\/span> in<\/span> tents,<\/span> factories<\/span> or<\/span> trains.<\/span> cars<\/span> and<\/span> greenhouses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>People<\/span> who<\/span> were<\/span> forced<\/span> to<\/span> leave<\/span> their<\/span> homes<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> disaster<\/span> area<\/span> described<\/span> various<\/span> situations<\/span> as<\/span> follows.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Some<\/span> were<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> regular<\/span> hot<\/span> showers,<\/span> while<\/span> others<\/span> were<\/span> afraid<\/span> to<\/span> freeze<\/span> to<\/span> death.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Turkish<\/span> government<\/span> and<\/span> dozens<\/span> of<\/span> aid<\/span> organizations<\/span> have<\/span> launched<\/span> large-scale<\/span> aid<\/span> measures.<\/span> The<\/span> government<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 5,400<\/span> shipping<\/span> containers<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> provided<\/span> and<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 200,000<\/span> tents<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> shipped<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> shelter.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>But<\/span> it<\/span> faces<\/span> a<\/span> tremendous<\/span> catastrophe.<\/span> The<\/span> government<\/span> says<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> 84,000<\/span> buildings,<\/span> including<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 332,000<\/span> homes,<\/span> collapsed<\/span> or<\/span> were<\/span> too<\/span> damaged<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> used<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> February<\/span> 6<\/span> earthquake.<\/span> There<\/span> are<\/span> no<\/span> official<\/span> figures<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> displaced<\/span> persons<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Turkish<\/span> side<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> disaster<\/span> area,<\/span> which<\/span> is<\/span> home<\/span> to<\/span> around<\/span> 14<\/span> million<\/span> people,<\/span> or<\/span> 16%<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> population.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Buyuknacar,<\/span> a<\/span> village<\/span> just<\/span> a<\/span> few<\/span> kilometers<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> epicenter<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> magnitude<\/span> 7.8<\/span> earthquake,<\/span> was<\/span> heavily<\/span> damaged,<\/span> killing<\/span> 158<\/span> people.<\/span> Two<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> tremor<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> transported<\/span> by<\/span> military<\/span> helicopters,<\/span> and<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> fifth<\/span> day<\/span> the<\/span> roads<\/span> were<\/span> cleared.<\/span> Umut<\/span> Shitil,<\/span> 45,<\/span> said:<\/span>“First<\/span> of<\/span> all,<\/span> our<\/span> basic<\/span> needs<\/span> are<\/span> containers.<\/span> You<\/span> can’t<\/span> use<\/span> tents<\/span> here.<\/span> …<\/span> People<\/span> in<\/span> tents<\/span> freeze<\/span> to<\/span> death.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>President<\/span> Recep<\/span> Tayyip<\/span> Erdogan<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> 2.2<\/span> million<\/span> people<\/span> had<\/span> left<\/span> the<\/span> affected<\/span> areas.<\/span> This<\/span> covered<\/span> the<\/span> housing<\/span> needs<\/span> of<\/span> 1.6<\/span> million<\/span> people,<\/span> including<\/span> about<\/span> 890,000<\/span> in<\/span> public<\/span> facilities<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> student<\/span> dormitories<\/span> and<\/span> about<\/span> 50,000<\/span> in<\/span> hotels.<\/span> The<\/span> Ministry<\/span> of<\/span> Transport<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> has<\/span> helped<\/span> evacuate<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 272,000<\/span> people<\/span> by<\/span> air,<\/span> sea<\/span> and<\/span> rail.<\/span> However,<\/span> many<\/span> people<\/span> prefer<\/span> to<\/span> stay<\/span> close<\/span> to<\/span> home<\/span> to<\/span> protect<\/span> their<\/span> belongings,<\/span> wait<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> recovery<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> relative’s<\/span> body,<\/span> or<\/span> look<\/span> after<\/span> livestock<\/span> in<\/span> rural<\/span> areas.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Others<\/span> seeking<\/span> protection<\/span> from<\/span> winter<\/span> temperatures<\/span> rely<\/span> on<\/span> structures<\/span> that<\/span> block<\/span> out<\/span> the<\/span> elements.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Farmers<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Samandag<\/span> district<\/span> near<\/span> the<\/span> Mediterranean<\/span> coast<\/span> of<\/span> Hatay,<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> worst-hit<\/span> provinces,<\/span> have<\/span> evacuated<\/span> from<\/span> their<\/span> damaged<\/span> homes<\/span> to<\/span> large<\/span> greenhouses<\/span> usually<\/span> used<\/span> to<\/span> grow<\/span> tomatoes,<\/span> using<\/span> recyclable<\/span> bedding<\/span> and<\/span> cooking.<\/span> I<\/span> brought<\/span> all<\/span> my<\/span> equipment.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>About<\/span> 2,000<\/span> people<\/span> now<\/span> live<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> plastic<\/span> cover,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> locals.<\/span> Many<\/span> people<\/span> lost<\/span> not<\/span> only<\/span> their<\/span> homes<\/span> but<\/span> also<\/span> their<\/span> livestock.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThe<\/span> earthquake<\/span> destroyed<\/span> our<\/span> houses,<\/span> so<\/span> there<\/span> is<\/span> no<\/span> safe<\/span> place<\/span> except<\/span> the<\/span> greenhouse,\u201d<\/span> said<\/span> Ozkan<\/span> Sagartych,<\/span> who<\/span> is<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> 50s.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Villagers<\/span> have<\/span> installed<\/span> wood-burning<\/span> stoves<\/span> in<\/span> greenhouses<\/span> and<\/span> are<\/span> cooking<\/span> food<\/span> provided<\/span> by<\/span> aid<\/span> organizations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Other<\/span> refugees<\/span> have<\/span> found<\/span> relatively<\/span> stable<\/span> shelter.<\/span> Elsewhere<\/span> in<\/span> Hatay,<\/span> the<\/span> Yuksel<\/span> family<\/span> took<\/span> refuge<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> metal<\/span> factory<\/span> and<\/span> were<\/span> provided<\/span> with<\/span> basic<\/span> necessities<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> clothing<\/span> and<\/span> household<\/span> items.<\/span> About<\/span> 1,600<\/span> people<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> nearby<\/span> town<\/span> of<\/span> Dolchol<\/span> stayed<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> factory<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> earthquake,<\/span> but<\/span> half<\/span> then<\/span> left<\/span> for<\/span> other<\/span> parts<\/span> of<\/span> Turkey.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Displaced<\/span> people<\/span> have<\/span> access<\/span> to<\/span> shared<\/span> bathrooms<\/span> with<\/span> hot<\/span> water,<\/span> a<\/span> laundry<\/span> room<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> small<\/span> kitchen.<\/span> They<\/span> sleep<\/span> in<\/span> offices,<\/span> shipping<\/span> containers,<\/span> or<\/span> trailers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> addition<\/span> to<\/span> being<\/span> provided<\/span> with<\/span> warm<\/span> shelter,<\/span> the<\/span> army<\/span> provided<\/span> three<\/span> meals<\/span> a<\/span> day.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Qatar<\/span> has<\/span> sent<\/span> shelters<\/span> where<\/span> soccer<\/span> fans<\/span> were<\/span> housed<\/span> during<\/span> last<\/span> year’s<\/span> World<\/span> Cup.<\/span> Many<\/span> other<\/span> countries<\/span> have<\/span> also<\/span> sent<\/span> tents<\/span> and<\/span> containers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Residents<\/span> of<\/span> Kahramanmara,<\/span> the<\/span> provincial<\/span> capital<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> name,<\/span> also<\/span> complained<\/span> of<\/span> difficulties<\/span> in<\/span> finding<\/span> accommodation.<\/span>
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SAMANDAG, TURKEY (AFP) — Nearly two weeks after a powerful earthquake destroyed tens of thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria, displacing millions of people from their homes, many of them Still struggling to meet their basic needs, some sleep in tents, factories or trains. cars and greenhouses. People who were forced to leave their […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1034,562],"tags":[81,471,1007,1008,1009,1125],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRK-2.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4045"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4045"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4050,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4045\/revisions\/4050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}