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What happens after you survive an earthquake?

Exactly a month after the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Middle East Correspondent Anna Foster, reflects on the continued impact the quake is having.

Exactly a month after the devastating earthquake which killed more than 50 thousand people, Turkey is facing a homelessness crisis of unprecedented scale.

The United Nations Development Programme – the UNDP – estimates that a least one and a half million people are still inside the disaster zone with nowhere to live. But the true figure could be even higher.

For 5 Minutes On, The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Middle East Correspondent, Anna Foster, reflects on the devastation caused by the Turkey-Syria quake, and it's continued impact on the people of the two countries.

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