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Students from Horizon Leadership Academy attend a prayer vigil for the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 in Houston, TX.When Nabil Shike heard about the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria early Monday, his mind raced to thoughts of his brother, who lives alone in Turkey.
As they attended the vigil, Turkish and Syrian officials were scrambling to respond to the sprawling disaster with a mounting death toll that topped 20,000. The Houston attendees came to mourn, but they also vowed to take action and donate money and supplies to relief organizations.Houston resident Orhan Osman, president of the American Turkic Business Council and Texas Turkish American Chamber of Commerce, said he has been flooded with stories of others losing loved ones.
“When you get into an accident you’re first shocked. You’re not aware of what's going on, but then time goes on and you start feeling it,” said Osman, the vigil's co-organizer. “... I still hear those people screaming.” Civelek, of Houston, said he is experiencing a mixture of grief and frustration because of what he called failed preparation.
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