JINHA

AMED - Ongoin attacks has entered the 80th day in the Sur district of Diyarbakır. Journalist Mazlum Dolan reported that more than 100 people had been trapped in several basements of the town. Selma Irmak, co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) said, "We must evacuate the people alive from the town not retrieve dead bodies. If people go to the town from everywhere, we can set up a corridor for the people trapped in the basements." Selma called on all people to go to Sur to avoid a massacre like in Cizre.

For 80 days, the blockade and attacks have been continued in the Sur district of Diyarbakır. Dicle News Agency (DİHA) reporter Mazlum Dolan sent a sms and reported that civilians had taken refuge in several basements of Sur like in Cizre. More than 100 people, among them a baby four months old, have been trapped in the basements. The town has been under Turkish state forces's attacks since yesterday. This morning, attacks intensified starting at 5 a.m. With smoke rising above the besieged district once again, the condition of those trapped in the district grows increasingly worrying. Selma Irmak, co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) called on all people to gather for the people trapped in the basements to avoid a massacre like in Cizre. "The State began an operation to kill civilians people. They did that in Cizre. We couldn't send ambulances to trapped people in the Cizre's basements and we couldn't set up a corridor for them. Unfortunately, we couldn't save the civilians in Cizre.

"Dicle News Agency reproter Mazlum Dolan reported that civilians had taken refuge in several basements in Sur. Tank and artillery fire have continued nonstop in area around the basements civilians trapped since yesterday. We are not able to receive any information from the town due to the ongoing attacks by state forces. We must evacuate the people alive from the town not retrieve the dead bodies. If people go to the town from everywhere, we can set up a corridor for the people trapped in the basements. We still could save them."

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