MEDİNE MAMEDOĞLU

Amed-The fire that erupted in an area between Diyarbakır’s Çınar district and Mardin’s Mazıdağı district last night was brought under control in the morning. The villagers say that the fire sparked by an electrical fault and the late intervention resulted in the death of six people and the injury of dozens.

Fire brought under control in the morning

The fire killed four citizens in the Kelekê Yücebağ village of Mardin’s Mazıdağı district. The killed citizens were buried in the village today. The women of the village react to the late intervention.

‘We did see no fire brigade or ambulance’

“Although we cried for help, no one came to help us because we are Kurds”, said the women of the village. “They want us to die and disappear. But we will always be here and never disappear. First, the men of the village went to extinguish the fire, then we did our best to extinguish it. We did see no fire brigade or ambulance throughout the night. We did see no fire helicopters and the help of the state. They just watched the fire without helping us. We know why they did this; they see us as their enemies. We carried dead bodies without any help.”