Approximately 60 gathered outside the Bergen County courthouse in Hackensack to honor and mourn those who have died.
The vigil — hosted by The Peace Island Institute, in partnership with the North Jersey Interfaith Community, North East Islamic Community Center, Embrace Relief and the Turkish Cultural Center of New Jersey — took place outside the Bergen County courthouse building.More than 35,000 have been killed since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on Feb.
6, causing widespread building collapses and destruction., he knows of many others who were less fortunate.“It’s truly devastating, people who can’t get in touch with their family members or who have but are finding out some of them have died. Parents, siblings, aunts, cousins. It’s just soul-crushing,” Ozdemir said last week.The Associated Press contributed to this story.If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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