Turkish community jump into action to help victims as they grapple with breadth of disaster and wait to hear from relatives
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Esra Sezgin and her family have been waiting desperately for news of their relatives in Turkey following the powerful earthquake that rocked the south of the country on Monday.
“We feel complete helplessness,” Melbourne-based Sezgin said. “We’re surrendering to the reality of it all. My mother is in constant contact with my family in Adana [and] we await news of when and how they will be rescued.”
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