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After the earth shook in Turkey and Syria, people find shelter on the water.
After the devastating catastrophe, the Istanbul city administration converted a ferry into a refugee shelter.
600 people can find shelter there and their pets are not turned away either.
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Searching for relatives in the rubble, long walks, waiting for help - many of the rescued victims are on the verge of exhaustion when they board the ship.
You hardly slept for days.
Now, for the first time, they can recover safely.
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Many have lost loved ones to the natural disaster.
Experts fear more than 70,000 dead, countless were injured - and people are still suspected in the rubble.
Those who managed to escape flee with friends and family.
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More help needed: While first aid has already been provided in Turkey, more than a week after the disaster, no support from areas of President Bashar al-Assad's government has arrived in north-west Syria.
On the ferry, those seeking protection are initially provided with medical care, beds and something to eat.
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Many of the survivors still hope that buried relatives will still be rescued.
Thousands of people are missing, including a few Germans, a spokesman for the Foreign Office said on Monday.
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What now?
The earthquake victims from Turkey and Syria are left with nothing after the catastrophe.
Your belongings: buried.
Around 25,000 houses are said to have been destroyed by the earthquake.
In Turkey, there is financial support from the state, among other things.
Converted it is about 500 euros.
That's enough for now.
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After the earthquake, people in Turkey and Syria need medical help.
Open wounds, broken bones - and some of the hospitals are badly damaged or completely destroyed.
Many are at risk of infectious diseases.
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