earthquake in Van - moondog?

[Ponders]

are you still in touch with friends there? are they ok?

oh my goodness, looks like a biggie
bbc report

Hi Ponders
Isn't it terrible.
All palces we know so well and got to love.
And is a part of the world where people have already suffered
so much.Scouring news last night and about to contact my dh (in another country) to see what he has been able to find out.

oh it's dreadful, moondog

so much damage, & so cold at night now, & so scary for everybody still in the affected towns

I've found out at least that everyone we know is safe, but the street my dh's office was on (and on whjich a lot of his colleagues lived) has been badly affected with a lot of buildings down.

\link{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15437014\BBC report}

'Prime Minister Erdogan thanked other countries for their offers of help, but said Turkey could cope with the disaster on its own.'

doesn't sound like it, poor people