Sunday, August 16, 2009

Aftershocks haunt 1999 quake survivors - Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review

"Aftershocks haunt 1999 quake survivors

Their eyes tell the story: nothing left to lose. A child. A wife. A husband. A mother. Even one’s entire family. All among those who perished in the 1999 Marmara earthquake. That was their tragedy a decade ago today. Now, many of these victims in the province of Kocaeli to the east of Istanbul struggle against the state, which they say seeks to force them from their homes."

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