A Coleraine-based barber has travelled back to his native Turkey for the funerals of four members of his family killed in the TurkeySyriaEarthquake
He travelled home to Turkey where his family members were all buried together on Sunday.
"She was so young, all the kids are so young as well, one of them is 11-years-old and one of them is seven years old, they are so young," he added. Mr Urs said he was now planning to bring his sister's daughter, who survived the earthquake, but has lost her mother, father and brothers, back to Northern Ireland."We are just trying to treat her the best way we can," he said.
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