Twenty-four children who died in last week’s catastrophic earthquake following a volleyball tournament have all been laid to rest. The school kids – aged between 11 and 14 – were killed alongside 10 parents, four teachers and their trainer.
Twenty-four children who died in last week’sThe school kids – aged between 11 and 14 – were killed alongside 10 parents, four teachers and a trainer when their hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey collapsed.
Their coffins were carried past heartbroken relatives and government officials at Ercan International Airport in Nicosia.Hundreds of mourners gathered to say goodbye The earthquake has stolen at least 33,000 lives A relative of one of the children has said the tragedy has ‘devastated’ locals.‘The unbearably tragic outcome of this school trip to participate in the tournament has devastated the local community.
‘There’s just a really sad feeling here since it happened. They’ve been having funerals for the children for days’, they told Sky News. Two magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 quakes struck nine hours apart in south-eastern Turkey and Syria on February 6.
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