Another natural tragedy in Turkey: at least 14 dead and 5 missing due to floods in the same area affected by the earthquake

At least

and another

after

in two southeastern provinces of

that had been affected by the devastating earthquake in early February.

Twelve deaths occurred in the city of Sanliurfa, including five Syrians found

, and another two in the neighboring province of Adiyaman, including

, Interior Minister

, as reported by the AFP news agency.

The Turkish official confirmed that 160

have been sent to Adiyaman and neighboring Malatya provinces, the hardest hit by the quake, which suffered extensive damage.

People leave an area affected by heavy rain and flooding in Sanliurfa, Turkey.

AP photo.

At least one of the deceased in Adiyaman was inside

when it was trapped by the waters, according to the official Anadolu agency.

More than a month after the earthquake that caused nearly 50,000 deaths in Turkey

Last week marked a month since the earthquake in Turkey and part of Syria, where there are more than a million people on the streets and help is not coming.

More than

and nearly 6,000 in Syria after the Feb. 6 quake struck the area, the region's worst disaster in modern times.

Many of the earthquake survivors are temporarily housed in tents and containers, in the 11 Turkish provinces affected by the quake.

Collapsed buildings in Turkey.

Photo EFE.

Millions of displaced people and people living without access to basic services.

Problems of shortages and risks of growing poverty that international aid is unable to remedy.

Such is the humanitarian situation there, where it remains critical and difficult to predict, particularly for the Syrian population in the northwest of the country, a region controlled by the rebels and still suffering the effects of almost twelve years of civil

.

According to AFAD, Turkey's agency in charge of emergency and disaster management, there are at least

, and there are no clear estimates of how long it will take them to find permanent residence again.

A woman tries to survive in debris media.

Photo EFE

Nearly two million people have left the disaster zone and gone to live with friends and relatives in other parts of the country.

Train and plane rides are free for earthquake victims who want to leave.

The images of people living meters from the rubble of their homes have become the usual postcards in southern Turkey, the area hardest hit by the 7.8 earthquake that shook the region on February 6.

With information from agencies.

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