Since the earthquake occurred in Hatay, the lack of electricity and water has created very unhealthy conditions in the city that has turned into debris.

Health workers who came to the city voluntarily said that the risk of epidemic diseases such as rabies increased. The bodies of the victims left on the streets and the fact that the toilet problem was still not resolved further doubled the risk. Volunteers said that there is enough medicine in the city, but added that the symptoms of the disease increased as a result of the uncoordinated action of the state.

The state's abandonment of the population instead of coordinating aid led to terrible images in the city. Foods with worms and the bodies of dead animals began to multiply in the streets.

Socialists and people are trying to organize aid through their own means. However, irregular distribution began to increase, especially after the political Islamist associations supported by the government came to the city.