Many civilians join the search and rescue workers in searching for bodies and survivors in Diyarbak?r's Baglar district. 7 buildings in the city were completely destroyed. Rescue work in the city was completed 9 days after the earthquake. The death toll reached 344. There are close to 1000 injured. There are a total of 307 buildings in Diyarbakir, 26 of which are destroyed, 25 need to be demolished immediately and 261 are heavily damaged. About 250,000 people cannot enter their homes. They either live in tent cities or in safe shelters. Some families, who say that they cannot find tents, live


Many civilians join the search and rescue workers in searching for bodies and survivors in Diyarbak?r's Baglar district. 7 buildings in the city were completely destroyed. Rescue work in the city was completed 9 days after the earthquake. The death toll reached 344. There are close to 1000 injured. There are a total of 307 buildings in Diyarbakir, 26 of which are destroyed, 25 need to be demolished immediately and 261 are heavily damaged. About 250,000 people cannot enter their homes. They either live in tent cities or in safe shelters. Some families, who say that they cannot find tents, live in primitive tents made of linoleum. Cold weather continues in the region. For this reason, especially women and children are affected by these bad conditions. Diyarbakir is a predominantly Kurdish province in southeastern Turkey.


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