Turkish town just 70 miles from centre of earthquake is largely deserted, with those remaining sheltering around makeshift campfires
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On Tuesday Göksun was a ghost town, just over 70 miles from the centre of the deadly earthquake that killed more than 7,800 people inMost residents of Göksun had fled in the aftermath, as powerful aftershocks continued to shake their homes. Those who stayed were struggling to survive in temperatures that dropped well below zero, sheltering in their cars or around makeshift campfires and struggling to find water and food, fearing further tremors.
“This is the only food we could find, so this is what we’re eating for dinner tonight,” he said, opening a small black plastic bag to show six breadsticks and snack bars that he had salvaged from the only family home still standing. “My grandfather’s house was totally destroyed,” he said. An ambulance and flatbed trucks carrying aid that weaved through snowy mountain peaks to reach Göksun were the only evidence of government assistance, their red and blue lights flashing against the bright white of sleet. “We’ve seen nothing of the state,” said Tezer, in a tone that suggested he was more despondent than angry.
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