Wilfried Devillers (special correspondent to Nurdagi), edited by Julien Moreau 8:00 p.m., February 16, 2023
A week after the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria, survivors are trying to rebuild.
Psychologists lend a hand to the teams of rescuers, they answer the questions of the many inhabitants who have been traumatized.
Europe 1 went to Nurdagi, near Gaziantep.
A week after the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria, the center of Nurdagi is nothing more than a field of ruins.
Eren is a psychologist, and for a week, he has been lending a hand to the rescue teams.
Its role is to provide psychological support to the survivors, and to those, especially, who cannot flee the region, who are forced to stay in the camps hastily set up after the earthquakes.
Traumatized residents.
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A huge sadness
"The question that people ask me the most? What will happen next? Unfortunately, it is impossible to answer them. And this unanswered question, it leaves a void. It creates immense sadness This is perhaps the most traumatic for the survivors", reports Eren at the microphone of Europe 1.
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"Where do you want me to go?"
In front of his aunt, Mehmet is making tea.
He mechanically looks towards the ruins, where his apartment was.
Due to the earthquake, he lost his wife and son.
And when asked if he intends to settle elsewhere, he answers negatively.
"I'm going to stay here, in this camp. Where do you want me to go? I have no other solution. I don't know anyone. I'm stuck here", testifies Mehmet at the microphone of Europe 1.
To accommodate the survivors in better conditions, the authorities are installing thousands of mobile homes in all the affected provinces, including the Gaziantep region.