In a quake-hit Turkish town, one survivor just wants help to leave


FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows collapsed buildings and traffic after an earthquake in Antakya, Turkey, February 9, 2023. Satellite image copyright 2023 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) - Aslihan Kavasoglu has spent the last six days camped out with her family in a small building in a park in the Turkish city of Antakya, mourning lost relatives. Now all she wants to do is to leave her quake-devastated hometown.

"I lost my two sisters, brother and mother in the quake. Most of my family is gone. Save us from here, we don't have anywhere to go. I don't know how we will get out of here," Aslihan told Reuters.

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