Qatar ships World Cup portable homes to quake-affected Turkey

Some two million persons are residing in short-term shelters after the earthquakes that hit on February 6.

Qatar has despatched 400 short-term houses – used to accommodate followers throughout the 2022 World Cup – to assist these affected by the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquakes.

Some two million persons are residing in short-term shelters after the earthquakes on February 6 left greater than 50,000 folks useless in Turkey and neighbouring Syria.

Two ships have arrived within the metropolis of Iskenderun with 400 moveable houses, with Qatar’s ambassador to Turkey saying extra are on the best way.

Sabriye Karan, 57, and her daughter Nehir Karan, 13, share a carriage at Iskenderun prepare station, the place trains have been became short-term shelters for victims of the earthquake [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]

“We hope this will probably be appropriate for the earthquake survivors,” Sheikh Mohammad bin Nasser Al Thani advised reporters in Iskenderun.

Based on the UN, greater than 1.5 million folks have been left homeless by the earthquakes.

“They're residing in tents, container cities and even trains,” Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo, reporting from Iskenderun, stated.

“Households residing within the prepare say they've nowhere to go… and it supplies shelter and safety from the chilly at night time.”

Emine Ates, who resides on a prepare along with her three kids, stated that they had been there for practically a month.

“We don’t know the way lengthy we'll keep right here but when they shut the trains, we must go to the tents,” she advised Al Jazeera.

“Might nobody ever see such an evening once more [when the earthquakes struck]. It was hell. Everybody left their houses in a rush to outlive.”

Suzan Kocak, one other displaced individual, stated her husband works for a railway firm, which was why they selected to maneuver there.

“Our home is broken. That is my husband’s office. We've come right here to seek out shelter. We're grateful that they gave us the prepare vehicles,” she advised Al Jazeera.

Final week, one other earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit the city of Yesilyurt in Malatya province, killing at the least one individual and injuring dozens.

The tremor triggered some broken buildings to break down. A 3-month state of emergency was introduced by Turkish authorities in provinces that had been affected by the tremors.

Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo contributed to this report.