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Turkish children left homeless by the massive tremor that struck Turkey and Syria last week have been learning to cope with what happened and their ongoing anxiety over aftershocks by playing ‘earthquake’ with building blocks, a teacher said.

FILE PHOTO: Rescuers search for survivors following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey February 6, 2023.FILE PHOTO: Rescuers search for survivors following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey February 6, 2023.have been learning to cope with what happened and their ongoing anxiety over aftershocks by playing ‘earthquake’ with building blocks, a teacher said.

They also play with toy fire engines. “They say… ‘We have to go to the earthquake quickly’,” she said.and millions are in need of humanitarian aid after being left homeless and without basic amenities. “I am telling that what they have been experiencing is normal and these symptoms will gradually decrease in a safe environment,” she said.

The long-term mental health effects can only be understood with time as people process trauma in different ways, Ebru said.

 

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There is a solution to ease their trauma ..They can go watch Banyana Banyana play football in Turkey ...Great thinking SAFA , CAF and Fifa

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