Six months after being buried alive: “Many say that the earthquake is over, but it is not over”
By
Sarah Easter
·
August 4, 2023
In February 2023, earthquakes rocked southeastern Türkiye and Syria, causing widespread death, injury, and infrastructural damage. Six months on, the humanitarian crisis persists, with survivors like Elcin, a mother who lost her children and mother, living in makeshift container homes and grappling with the psychological impact of the disaster.