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News Channel,5 mins

Turkey earthquake: 'I woke up thinking this is over for all of us'

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Ronay is a PHD student in Diyarbakır, in south eastern Turkey. She was sleeping at home when the earthquake struck in the middle of the night. Fortunately for Romy and her family their building didn't collapse but many around them did. She describes the moment the earthquake struck and in the aftermath, what people are doing to survive. . (Photo: Rescue teams and civilians try to help victims near a collapsed building in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in Diyarbakir. Credit: REFIK TEKIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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