This is an entry from: Turkey-Syria earthquake: As it happened
Eyewitness accounts of terrifying aftermath
7 February 2023 17:55 GMT
Survivors who escaped the earthquake have described to Middle East Eye the desperate aftermath in southern Turkey.
“It was horrendous. You feel completely desperate in that moment. You can only live through it and wait,” recalled Burak Karacaoglu, a journalist based in Hatay province.
“I could only think about my wife and children. What else could I do?
“We felt like the quake slowed down for a moment. But then a stronger tremor hit us, like the earth cracked open and there was a great rumble. This went on for a very long time.”
Read more about the experience of those who survived the night with their families:
'The earth cracked open': Survivors in Turkey recall earthquake terror
