Some of the survivors who lost their homes in the earthquakes still need tents. Turkey says it's getting shipping containers for some people to live in.
Fatma Guner has spent the days since the Turkey earthquake living in a tent city in Arsuz, a town in Hatay province."I honestly can't stay here, it's really crowded," she says.Fatma Guner has spent the days since the Turkey earthquake living in a tent city in Arsuz, a town in Hatay province."I honestly can't stay here, it's really crowded," she says.HATAY, Turkey — The 7.
"I'm sick, I have heart disease, and I could get an infection very easily, my immune system is very low," she says."I honestly can't stay here, it's really crowded." The government has also promised to build 270,000 new homes – built to the highest safety standards and located away from fault lines – within a year. That pledge has been greeted with skepticism by opposition politicians and other critics.
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