In the devastating aftermath of Monday’s earthquake in Turkey, more stories of heartache emerge from the ruble. In the remains of a collapsed hotel rescues search for missing school-aged volleyball players. At this time three bodies have been found.
Officials in Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus claim that the bodies of two teachers and a student were recovered. A group, which included 39 people, boys’ and girls’ teams, is said to have been in the building when it came down.
In my country, Turkey, there have been earthquakes that have been continuing since last night, leaving great damage. Thousands lost their lives. The others die from cold weather and lack of help. Everyone lost their family. WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE RTWEETpic.twitter.com/9z69TsxlE1
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The players’ families have gathered in the location as search efforts continue. The athletes had traveled to Adiyaman from Famagusta Turkish Maarif College. The young students were accompanied by teachers and parents.
As of now four of the party have been found alive after surviving the seven-story building’s collapse. It was. reported that they escaped from the rubble themselves.
Local Turkish news stations quoted officials as saying that “the lifeless bodies of two teachers were found on Wednesday.” They explained. in. their reporting that the death toll had risen to three after an eighth-grade student was discovered.
Turkey, the moment when a father covered his son with his body during a tragic earthquake. As it turned out, this saved his life, the son is alive pic.twitter.com/E5cAV16d0f
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Over 170 people that include relatives and rescuers have traveled to the area. A Cyprus Official said the people would remain there until all the students were found.
Mothers of the missing were interviewed. One questioned the construction of the buildings and asked if they had been adequately inspected. Another woman said her niece, 12-year-old Nehir, had gone to the hotel on the day of the earthquake to join up with friends. Nehir is the youngest member of the girls’ volleyball team and is still missing.
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One. teacher who survived the quakes has been terrorized by the experience. The teacher has not slept since the tremors began and is still. missing their own daughter who remains trapped in the wreckage.
Monday morning’s initial 7.8-magnitude tremor struck near the Turkish town of Gaziantep, close to the Syrian border. Numerous aftershocks were felt in both countries.
