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Earthquake in Turkey is only the latest tragedy for refugees

FILE - A man walks among rubble as he searches for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. TFor Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. The U.N. says Turkey hosts about 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country’s 12-year civil war, along with close to 320,000 people escaping hardships from other countries. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File) FILE - Aerial photo showing the destruction in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. The U.N. says Turkey hosts about 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country’s 12-year civil war, along with close to 320,000 people escaping hardships from other countries. (Ahmet Akpolat/DIA via AP, File) FILE - Men load on a van the bodies of Syrian victims, to transfer to Syria, at the Turkish-Syrian border in Cilvegozu, southeastern Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. The U.N. says Turkey hosts about 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country’s 12-year civil war, along with close to 320,000 people escaping hardships from other countries. . (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) FILE EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A mother from Syria kisses the hand of her dead daughter, who was earthquake victim and will be transported to Syria for burial, from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. The U.N. says Turkey hosts about 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country’s 12-year civil war, along with close to 320,000 people escaping hardships from other countries. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) FILE - Aydin Sisman, right, rests next to the destroyed Ronesans Residence 12-story building in Antakya, southern Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. When war broke out in Ukraine, Aydin Sisman’s relatives there fled to the ancient city of Antakya, in a southeastern corner of Turkey that borders Syria. They may have escaped one disaster, but another found them in their new home. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File) FILE Syrians gather at a shelter in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. The U.N. says Turkey hosts about 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country’s 12-year civil war, along with close to 320,000 people escaping hardships from other countries. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) FILE Volunteers cook for Syrians at a shelter in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. The U.N. says Turkey hosts about 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country’s 12-year civil war, along with close to 320,000 people escaping hardships from other countries. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) FILE - Syrians gather at a shelter in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The shelter, operated by Molham, a team of Syrian volunteers, was set up soon after the earthquake struck, offering temporary shelter, hot meals, and transportation out of the devastated city to hundreds of the thousands of Syrian refugees who fled years ago after war broke out in their hometown and now find themselves once again displaced and homeless. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) FILE - The son, right, and friends of Syrian refugee Naziha Al-Ahmad carry her body to be buried in a cemetery after she died during an earthquake, in Elbistan, southeastern, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. The U.N. says Turkey hosts about 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country's 12-year civil war, along with close to 320,000 people escaping hardships from other countries. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File) FILE - Relatives and friends of Syrian refugee Naziha Al-Ahmad bury her in a cemetery after she died during an earthquake, in Elbistan, southeastern, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. The U.N. says Turkey hosts about 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country's 12-year civil war, along with close to 320,000 people escaping hardships from other countries. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File) FILE - Men pray during the funeral of Syrian refugee Naziha Al-Ahmad after she died during an earthquake, in Elbistan, southeastern, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy. The U.N. says Turkey hosts about 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country's 12-year civil war, along with close to 320,000 people escaping hardships from other countries. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Earthquake in Turkey is only the latest tragedy for refugees