Bingol Quake has a Great Impact on Children’s Psychology

Children rescued from the debris of Celtiksuyu Boarding Primary School on May 1, where the death-toll was the highest, do not even want to hear the word ‘school’. Taken out of the debris after 30 hours, Enes Gunce, 14, says he can never forget the horror of that day. He is deeply distressed by the death of his sister Ebru, who died under the same rubble. These words reveal

Enes’ mood: "I still hear my friends’ screams. The uproar was horrible. I don’t want to go to a flimsy school anymore."

An 8th grader, Enes was treated at Elazig research Hospital before returning to his village, Buyuktekoren. When he arrived at home, he found that his 12-year-old sister Ebru, was not there. Enes could not help crying when told

of his sister’s death. He took a bunch of flowers and ran to his sister’s grave with his elder brother Ali.

Trapped under debris without food and water for more than a day, Enes relives the tragedy: "An enormous uproar could be heard. I couldn’t

understand what was happening at first. It was as if there were flashes of lightning in the sky amid the uproar. I couldn’t move in the place where I fell. I felt a weight on my back. I could only move my head. I still hear my friends’ screams. I can’t forget my friend Umit’s crying."

Abdullah Celik / Bingol / TURKEY