A 5-year-old boy, a victim of the Turkey earthquake, found alone in the Netherlands

A 5-year-old boy, a victim of the Turkey earthquake, was found alone in the Netherlands

A 5-year-old boy from Turkey, who claims to be a victim of the recent earthquake in that country, has been found alone in the city of Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands

Dutch authorities are investigating how this child, who does not know a single word of Dutch, ended up in the country

In a statement published on the Maastricht police Instagram account titled ‘Alone in the Big City’, it was mentioned that the 5-year-old Turkish boy was wandering in the city center

This Turkish-speaking boy, who does not know Dutch, has been taken to the police station

At the station, the 5-year-old boy was given snacks and ice cream, and he spoke with a Turkish-speaking police officer

The boy, stating that he came from Turkey to the Netherlands, said his parents are in Turkey and both were injured in the recent earthquake

It has been reported that the child has been handed over to social workers

There is no information on how the 5-year-old entered the Netherlands, and it has been said that investigations are ongoing