Rather than uniting the country and its people after the tragedy, the ruling government has resorted to division and enmity. One example occurred in Pazarcik, a district in the the epicenter of the earthquake. According to reports, local authorities seized the donated goods at the Crisis Coordination Center. “The governor of Pazarcik showed up here with soldiers and seized the aid collected for distribution”, Yurdagül Cabat, one of the volunteers, told a local newspaper.