Two days after a series of earthquakes hit southern Turkey, relief efforts are yet to reach some areas of the country. The province of Hatay, which is home to some 500,000 Syrian refugees, has been particularly hard hit, with rescue teams overwhelmed by the level of destruction. Aid has been delayed by the substantial damage the earthquake has caused to the roads and the civilian airport near the provincial capital, Antakya.
Al Jazeera spoke to two Syrian refugee women, who live in the town of Reyhanli in Hatay province, near the border with Syria. Both were widowed in the war in Syria and had fled across the border seven years ago, in search of safety for their children. Here is how they described the situation.
