MEDİNE MAMEDOĞLU

Semsûr (Adıyaman)- In Semsûr (Adıyaman), where more than 200 buildings collapsed and 11,000 people have lost their lives after two deadly earthquakes, the efforts to remove rubbles continue. On the first day of the earthquakes, voices of people in rubble were heard; however, dead bodies are taken out of the rubbles now due to the late search and rescue efforts. The people cannot even mourn for their loved ones in the city, which has turned into a big cemetery, and no measures have been taken for the buildings largely destroyed by the earthquakes.

No search-rescue efforts start for some buildings

The search and rescue efforts started in the city on the third day of the earthquakes. According to local people, no search and rescue efforts have started for some buildings in the city. The search and rescue efforts continue in the city.

They hold on to life thanks to solidarity

Describing the earthquakes as a cataclysm, the people have been struggling to survive in tents for days. In the city, where there are many refugees, some people stay in tents given to them while some stay in tents that they set up with their own means. They meet their basic needs thanks to the help and solidarity of civilians. Those who cannot find tents to stay in have to leave the city.

Death toll keeps rising

Earthquake death toll in the city keeps rising. Some people still look for the dead bodies of their loved ones. The cemetery, where those who lost their lives in the earthquakes are buried together, tells how the city is affected by the earthquakes.

Measures must be taken for buildings largely destroyed by the earthquakes

In the city, all buildings have been destroyed by the earthquakes. Some buildings have been largely destroyed by the earthquakes; however, no measures have been taken for these buildings and they may collapse at any moment. These buildings pose a threat to the people living in the city. In order to prevent more people from dying, urgent measures must be taken for these buildings.