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  • Turkey Quake Syrian Refugees -- {USAGM}
  • February 15, 2023
  • Content Type Package
  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script TV Turkey Quake Syrian Refugees - Aslan HEADLINE: Syrian Family Displaced by Turkey Quake Has No Place TEASER: PUBLISHED AT: 02/13/2023 at 10:45am BYLINE: Arif Aslan CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Mersin, Syria VIDEOGRAPHER: Arif Aslan VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: KEnochs; MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original | Kurdish Service PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 1:34 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[A Syrian family once displaced by conflict has to start life over for a second time after a powerful quake hit the region on February 6. VOA’s Arif Aslan has more in this story, narrated by Sirwan Kajjo.]] ((NARRATOR)) Mohammed Beko and his family had no choice but to flee the Turkish city of Hatay, one of the areas hit hardest by earthquakes on February 6 that has left thousands of people dead in Turkey and Syria. Originally from the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, Beko and his family moved to Turkey in 2013 after fleeing civil war in their country. The quake had a devastating impact on the Beko family, like so many other residents of Hatay. ((Mohammed Beko, Syrian Refugee)) ((Male in Arabic)) “The entire house was destroyed. My father and aunt remained under the rubble. We kept digging for three hours to get them out. My aunt lost her life. God bless her soul. But my father survived. Thank God, he is fine.” ((NARRATOR)) After three days, Beko decided to move his family to the city of Mersin, which has been spared the devastation of the earthquake. ((Mohammed Beko, Syrian Refugee)) ((Male in Arabic)) “We left the city because there were still aftershocks. While there, we stayed under a tent for three days. It was very cold, and my children couldn’t bear it. With every aftershock my children got more terrified.” ((NARRATOR)) While they feel safe in Mersin, the family has been living on the street with no place to stay. With processing the scale of the devastation and grieving for the loss of his loved ones in Turkey and Syria, Beko says the future is uncertain, once again. ((For Arif Aslan in Mersin, Turkey, Sirwan Kajjo, VOA NEWS))
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Network VOA
  • Location (dateline) Mersin, Syria
  • Embargo Date February 14, 2023 20:14 EST
  • Byline For Arif Aslan in Mersin, Turkey, Sirwan Kajjo, VOA NEWS
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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