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Van quake survivors face worsening conditions
November 12, 2011 - 15:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Conditions are worsening for people living in
temporary accommodation after the two earthquakes in eastern Turkey.
Many families are being put up in tents provided by the Turkish Red
Crescent. Wintry conditions have set in and although some tents have
electric heaters, people are struggling to keep warm.
Their own homes have either been destroyed or are too structurally
unsafe for them to return to. One man said: `We are waiting for
prefabricated houses. If they're not brought here we'll be staying
under the snow like this. But we trust our government and hope they
will send us homes.'
Latest reports from Turkish media say at least 25 people are known to
have died in the second quake which struck the city of Van on
Wednesday. A further 30 were injured.
In all, 28 people have been pulled out of the rubble and rescue
efforts are continuing. But as the days go by the chances of finding
more survivors are diminishing rapidly, Euronews reported.
November 12, 2011 - 15:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Conditions are worsening for people living in
temporary accommodation after the two earthquakes in eastern Turkey.
Many families are being put up in tents provided by the Turkish Red
Crescent. Wintry conditions have set in and although some tents have
electric heaters, people are struggling to keep warm.
Their own homes have either been destroyed or are too structurally
unsafe for them to return to. One man said: `We are waiting for
prefabricated houses. If they're not brought here we'll be staying
under the snow like this. But we trust our government and hope they
will send us homes.'
Latest reports from Turkish media say at least 25 people are known to
have died in the second quake which struck the city of Van on
Wednesday. A further 30 were injured.
In all, 28 people have been pulled out of the rubble and rescue
efforts are continuing. But as the days go by the chances of finding
more survivors are diminishing rapidly, Euronews reported.