Adıyaman on 7th day of earthquake

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People are still crying out for help seven days in Adıyaman which is one of the cities worse hit by the February 6 earthquakes.

People are holding the dead bodies of their beloved in their arms, they are burying them in blankets without being able to wash them.

Fatma Baran, the daughter of Abuzrer Baran who was alive in the morning died today as a result of a falling column. She was alive in the morning, she had held her father's hand.

In Adıyaman people are waiting helplessly and in anger for their beloved to be rescued from under the debris. The debris smells in many parts of the city. Collapsed buildings are buried using diggers.

In this city where there are very few tents, containers, or toilets, people say, "those who survived will die of illnesses. Gem shampoo is an item that people add to the list of requirements.

No officials arrived for seven days, say people and they add, "They are waiting for everyone to die. We want them to give us the dead bodies of our beloved, nothing else." (RY/EMK)

Photos: Roza Yiğit / bianet