Mohamed Kenno fled to Turkey a decade ago with his family, but now he is searching for his loved ones under the rubble of their destroyed street in the city of Kahramanmaras.
When the Kenno family left Azaz, Syria a decade ago, fleeing the country's civil war, they chose to seek refuge in Kahramanmaras. A picturesque city sprawled along the Binboga mountain range.
Many of them settled along Azerbaycan boulevard and raised their families in the historic Turkish community. They learnt the language, sent their children to school and called the town their home.Since the disaster struck, Mohamed Kenno has been steadfastly searching for his aunts, uncles and cousins.
The 27-year-old studied business management at the University of Gaziantep, just a little over an hour away.Gaziantep is closer to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake's epicentre but many of its new, proofed buildings withstood the pressure. The road where his extended family lived in Kahramanmaras, slightly further from the epicentre, did not. The long boulevard is now bordered by piles of debris on either side.Mohamed hasn't given up on finding his loved ones
Five households in the Kenno family were destroyed by the earthquake. 18 of them survived and 11 were killed.
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