SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — The death toll continues to climb after suicide bombers attacked Istanbul's Ataturk Airport Tuesday.
More than 30 people have been reported dead and more than 140 injured.
Authorities believe the Islamic State group is responsible for the bombings.
The impact is being felt in Central Florida, where a Turkish woman is reaching out to loved ones who live close to the attack.
Burcu Gundogu, a restaurant owner, said she’s canceling her summer vacation to the country, where she planned to take her children in a few weeks.
“It’s horrible. You should not be scared to go to your country to see your family and friends,” said.
Her husband was already in Turkey visiting family.
She said she panicked when she heard about the attack.
Gundogu couldn’t take her eyes off the television.
“It was a really scary moment for me,” she said.
Gundogu grew up in Istanbul, but moved to the United States 14 years ago.
She said watching reports of the terror attack and seeing the death toll rise is painful, but there’s another reason she’s so terrified.
“My husband is in Turkey right now,” Gundogu said.
One of the employees at her Turkish restaurant in Altamonte Springs heard the news on the radio and told her right away.
She rushed to the phone to call her husband, fearing the worst.
“When I first (heard) that there was a bomb attack, it just goes through my mind, ‘What if he was there?’” Gundogu said.
Gundogu was able to get in touch with her husband Tuesday afternoon and gave him an update on what’s happening, because she says state media blocked out coverage of the attack.
She is still uncertain how the attack might affect her husband’s travel back to Florida, but she’s glad to know he’s safe.