MEREŞ - Fatma Alkız, who stayed with her husband in the coal shed because her house was destroyed in the earthquake in Narlı, states that they are trying to survive with the solidarity of the people and draws attention to the absence of the authorities with the words "I don't know where the state is.”

 

The balance sheet of the earthquake that occurred on 6 February in Bazarcix (Pazarcık) and Elbistan districts of Mereş and affected 11 provinces is getting heavier. According to official data, 39,672 people have lost their lives and more than a hundred thousand people have been injured so far. While thousands of houses were destroyed in earthquake zones, the government, which was not seen at the time of the earthquake, declared a State of Emergency (OHAL) and continues to direct the people's aid to AFAD.

 

Dozens of trucks were seized

 

In the Narlı town of Bazarcix, the tents set up by volunteers are trying to deliver aid from health to cleaning to the most remote villages. A large number of aid trucks that are intended to be sent to Narlı by the volunteers are seized by the government and they are prevented from being given to the public.

 

Tent shortage

 

While the aid confiscated was directed to AFAD, tens of thousands of people affected by the earthquake stated that they did not receive aid from AFAD as they did in search and rescue. While the citizens of Narlı, who could not enter their homes due to severe damage, survived as a result of the solidarity of the volunteers, tents have not yet been reached for tens of people.

 

Health problems occurred

 

Fatma Alkız, who could not buy a tent due to the confiscation of the tents, stays with her visually impaired husband Hüseyin Alkız in the coal shed right next to their house. Fatma sleeps here, leaving a bed and a quilt right next to the coal sheds. Fatma stated that she also suffered from health problems in the coal shed where she was staying, adding that they urgently needed a warm and clean area.

 

'Doors wouldn't open'

 

Fatma Alkız, who could not enter their house due to the severe damage to the house they were renting, stated that her husband was visually impaired. Expressing that she and her husband were the only ones at the time of the earthquake, Fatma said that they had a very difficult time due to the fact that her husband could not see at the time of the earthquake, and that she also fell and injured her foot.

 

Fatma Alkız, who could not enter their house due to the severe damage to the houses they rented, stated that her husband was visually impaired. Stating that it was only her husband and herself at the time of the earthquake, Fatma noted that they had a very difficult time due to the fact that her husband could not see at the time of the earthquake, and that she also fell and injured her foot. Fatma said, “The electricity went out, the doors did not open, I fell. "We thought we were going to die until we got out of my husband's hand."

 

Stays in coal

 

Fatma pointed out that she has four children and that their children live in Bazarcix and their houses were destroyed, saying, “We have nothing left, everything is gone. I do not know where the state is, they did not even lend us a helping hand. People we don't know come from outside and look at us. They are more than just marriage. Everyone is miserable here, there is no one except people. Tent did not come to us, no one came. We stay in the coal yard, it's so cold we can't stand it. Sometimes we make a fire outside, but we can't stand it, we can't stop when we open it in the coal burner.”