Stamford's Cihan Kaya: 'Turkey-Syria quake victims now face psychological impact'
It's three weeks since two huge earthquakes struck just north of the Syrian border
One of the biggest problems now facing victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes is the realisation of the destruction caused, Stamford's Cihan Kaya says.
Mr Kaya, who owns a number of Turkish Barbers in Stamford, is from Elbistan - just a few kilometres from the epicentre of the second quake.
Like many others, he's lost relatives, and has been helping deliver aid to the thousands still displaced by the devastation.
He says that now, almost a month since the quakes hit, those in shock of the initial destruction must confront the tragic reality:
'A lot of people need psychologic help - waking up to a day where they've lost family, loved ones, realising they have no more businesses. No more work, no more hospitals, no more schools. It's hard to explain.'
'I've never thought something like this would ever actually exist, I've heard of earthquakes in one town, one village, on city - but four cities and loads of towns, the scale is just massive.'
Last week, Cihan told us he'd paid upfront for accommodation to home families that have been left homeless:
'I've managed to get five properties. I've paid one year in advance for all five, for different families to be re-homed. Hopefully there's loads of other people doing similar.'