Devastation in quake-hit zone, NGOs worried earthquake will spark new refugee crisis Monday's quake cut a swath of destruction that stretched hundreds of kilometers (miles) across southeastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, toppling thousands of buildings and heaping more misery on a region shaped by Syria’s 12-year civil war and refugee crisis. A large number of diplaced people live in this region. Charlotte Oberti from FRANCE 24's InfoMigrants team gives her expertise.