Relief to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria
On Monday 6 February, at about 4 am local time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Kahramanmara province in Turkey, near the Turkey-Syria border. The earthquake reverberated across different provinces in the south of Turkey and northwestern Syria and was also felt in Lebanon, Israel and other countries in the region. About 8 hours later, a second, 7.5 magnitude earthquake also happened in the same area.
Major devastation and destruction were reported in the northwestern parts of Syria. Aftershocks were felt for hours afterwards including one at 6.6 magnitude. This is one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in 100 years.
In Idlib and parts of Aleppo in Northwest Syria, civil society organizations have declared the area a disaster zone as the number of casualties remains unknown. There are also casualties in Northeast Syria, and though the exact number is unconfirmed, it is already in the hundreds.
The cold weather is exacerbating the search and rescue operations.
Given the ongoing conflict, this pocket has already seen extensive violence and destruction, is host to hundreds of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and is very difficult to access to deliver relief aid. There is no systematic response on the ground, and the poor conditions of the temporary settlements and camps, on top of the harsh winter conditions, exacerbate the situation.
There is a need for funding to support the temporary shelter in the short- and mid-term future until permanent accommodation can be arranged.
Please help the people in need and donate and share the link to our project.
The victims need your support urgently.
Thank you.
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