At least three Americans are now among the thousands of lives lost in Turkey and Syria following an earthquake. The death toll has risen over 15,000.
Ozlem Gucleu, a Bay Area resident, fears her family may be among those trapped.
“I still don’t know if they’re alive or not, i still don’t know many of my families if they are under the buildings or they rescued them,” she said.
Gucleu said that her sister’s home was among the buildings damaged. Piles of cement blocks and rubble that collapsed over her nieces, nephew and their parents.
They miraculously escaped, but not without emotional scars, especially for a 9-year-old define.
“She