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Terrible Earthquake In Turkey; When Dreams Remain Under The Rubble Of Nightmares

Terrible Earthquake In Turkey; When Dreams Remain Under The Rubble Of Nightmares

Colorful Butterflies, Jumping On The Clouds, Failing The Exam; Dreams And Nightmares That Suddenly Intertwined And Turned Into The Biggest Nightmare Of The Last 84 Years Of Turkey.

People were dreaming or having nightmares when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook southeastern Turkey on Monday morning. It was the worst they could wake up to.

Little did those who survived and were not yet trapped under the rubble know that if they didn’t move quickly and flee to a safer place, the raging earth dragon would swing its gigantic tail over the rest of the city in 11 minutes.

Earthquake debris in Diyarbakir, Turkey
Earthquake debris in Diyarbakir, Turkey Reuters/Sertach Kayar

A group of people did not even have a chance to understand what happened and disappeared in their sleep. Another group may have woken up and had a fear stroke before getting stuck under the rubble to find out what happened to them. A group of those who survived are worried about their trapped loved ones. A group of lucky families who suffered no loss of life have been displaced. Another group, in the mourning of their loved ones, wishes that…

Pedestrians next to the collapsed building after the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey
People passing by the collapsed building after the earthquake in Kahraman Maresh Reuters/ Kagla Gordegan.

Unfortunately, the underground dragon game is not fair; it is like being stabbed in the back. Turkey is located in one of the earthquake-prone areas of the world, but it is not like that people are ready for a natural event at any moment or even that the authorities have thought of a solution in advance. This is how more than 2,600 people were killed, and thousands injured in the severe earthquake that shook parts of Syria, and this number is added every hour.

(These figures were reported by Reuters at the time of writing and may have changed by the time of publication).

Searching for survivors under the rubble in Diyarbakir
Searching for survivors under the rubble in Diyarbakir Reuters/Sertach Kayar

It wasn’t long before aid forces from all over the world announced their readiness and were sent to Turkey and Syria to provide relief. Following this tragedy, the President of Turkey announced seven days of public mourning and ordered the country’s flag to be flown at half-mast.

Turkish police special forces search for survivors under the rubble of Diyarbakir
Turkish police special forces members searching for survivors under the rubble in Diyarbakir Reuters / Sertach Kayar.

Turkey and Syria are in fear. Rescue and debris removal operations are underway.

Debris removal by rescuers in the Syrian city of Jendires
Aid workers in the city of Jandirs, Syria Reuters/Mahmoud Hassanu

Following these earthquakes, concern has been raised in the Middle East. What is the following country to shake?

Aid workers in the Syrian city of Jandirs
Aid workers in the city of Jandirs, Syria Reuters/ Mahmoud Hassanu

What happened to our people in the Khoi earthquake has made us understand the situation of Turkey and Syria more.

Rescuers with heavy equipment searching for survivors of the Syrian earthquake
Rescuers with heavy equipment in search of Syrian survivors Reuters/ Yamam al Shaar
Survivors under the rubble in the city of Jendris, Syria
Searching for survivors under the rubble in the city of Jendris, Syria Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
People search for survivors under the rubble after the earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey
People search for survivors under the rubble after the earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey Reuters/ Sertach Kayar
Syrian aid workers collapsing a building after the earthquake
Syrian rescuers near the collapse of a building after the quake Reuters/Firas Makdesi
Rescue of Turkish girl in severe earthquake in Turkey
Saving the girl from the rubble of the earthquake Reuters
The car under the rubble of the Turkish earthquake
Debris after the quake in Diyarbakir, Turkey Reuters/ Sertach Kayar.

We express our sympathies with our fellow human beings who have been afflicted and hope to see the improvement of the earthquake victims as soon as possible.