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BBC OS Conversations: The earthquake in Turkey and Syria - one year on

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The earthquake in Turkey and Syria - one year on

16/02/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - BBC OS Conversations, The earthquake in Turkey and Syria - one year on

Reuniting with a family trying to rebuild their lives

Reuniting with a family trying to rebuild their lives.

When we first reported on the earthquake in February 2023, the scale was overwhelming. We heard from families who had escaped as buildings around them collapsed, and rescue workers described the devastation as the worst they had ever seen. Each day the casualty figures mounted. It is now thought that at least 55,000 people died.

A year on, we have been catching up with survivors to hear how their lives have changed. One family – Iman, Karim and their 7-year-old daughter Nada – had fled from the war in Syria to have a new life in Turkey. They lost family, friends and their home in the earthquake. 

When host James Reynolds called the family up in the last few days, they told him they were doing much better. Young Nada, however, is still having nightmares about the floor shaking and people she has lost. 

“I have a dream about my friend Iman, she died from the earthquake,” Nada tells James. “I’m so sad about her, and I have a friend who moved to Canada – I miss her so much.”

We also hear messages from BBC listeners in Turkey and reunite with Harun, an English teacher in southern Turkey, and Bilal who is living in the east of the country and had his business destroyed last year. 

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the BBC OS team.

(Photo: Imam and Nada)

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