The sunflowers that over the previous weeks emerged from beneath the wreckage of a dry fruit store in Türkiye’s southern Kahramanmaraş, one of many provinces tremendously impacted by the pair of devastating earthquakes in early February, have just lately bloomed, drawing the eye of the locals.
The sunflowers seeds in a wrecked store located in central Azerbaijan Boulevard, one of many locations the place probably the most lack of life was skilled within the earthquakes on Feb. 6, have sprouted and risen excessive over the particles.
The blooming of the sunflowers which have reached half a meter in size has captivated many passersby, with some noting that the distinctive magnificence stunned them and left them saddened as many individuals misplaced their lives in that space.
Yahya Erden, a phone distributor on the road chatting with Anadolu Agency (AA), recalled the main catastrophe that was skilled within the metropolis over 4 months in the past.
Noting that earlier than the earthquakes, near his store, there was a dry fruit store, Erden was touched by the truth that the sunflowers bloomed after the highly effective tremors that left tens of millions of individuals in want of shelter throughout the area.
“It is a miracle of my Lord because the seeds were left under the rubble during the earthquake … they blossomed spontaneously. The sunflowers we are accustomed to seeing in the fields now bloomed in the debris where people died. It makes us a little sad,” he lamented.
Another citizen, Mehmet Durna, who makes kebabs on the road, recalled that many outlets had been destroyed within the first earthquake.
Stating that some residents eliminated sunflowers for commemorative functions, Durna stated: “The seeds that spilled from the dried fruit shop grew as sunflowers. It is a miracle of my Lord, (that) they are blooming. With God’s help, I hope our country will stand up (after the disaster).”
More than 50,000 individuals had been killed within the highly effective earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye on Feb. 6. The 7.7 and seven.6 magnitude quakes, which had been centered in Kahramanmaraş province, affected greater than 13 million individuals throughout 11 provinces.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
