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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

‘Complete helplessness’: families in Australia wait for news of loved ones after Turkey earthquake

A semi-collapsed building in Adana, Turkey
A semi-collapsed building in Adana, Turkey. Many in Australia’s Turkish community are throwing their energy into organising earthquake relief. Photograph: Emilie Madi/Reuters

Esra Sezgin and her family have been waiting desperately for news of their relatives in Turkey after 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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