On the 6th of February, southeast Türkiye was hit with two earthquakes of magnitudes of 7.5 and 7.8 on the Richter scale. More than 1,500 aftershocks have been and continue to be recorded. The earthquakes are the greatest in the area in a century.
Approximately 13 million people in Türkiye and Syria have been affected. As of the 10th February, over 21,000 have lost their lives. Thousands have lost their homes. Search and rescue operations are still being carried out.
The Turkish Government has issued a Level 4 alarm, calling for international assistance.
How can you #help?
Below are some organisations that are on site and actively engaging in search-and-rescue and #emergency aid activities. Please consider donating and share with as many people as you can.
To share the links go to: https://linktr.ee/turkiyeurgentaid or scan the QR code above.
If you have any further questions or help with translation please do not hesitate to contact me
AHBAP – the most active and trusted NGO in Türkiye. The organisation provides emergency and humanitarian relief. Donate via credit card or bank transfer here
AKUT Search And Rescue Association – an active voluntary search, assist and rescue NGO. Donate via credit card, bank transfer, or SMS here
AFAD – the Official Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Türkiye. Donate via bank transfer or SMS here
IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – the world’s largest humanitarian network. Donate via card here
Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılayı) Donate via card or bank transfer here
Disasters Emergency Committee – an umbrella of 15 leading UK aid charities. Donate via card or PayPal here
Canadian Red Cross 2x Impact-individual donations will be matched by the government of Canada. Donate via card here
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières Donate via card here
Islamic Relief Worldwide Donate via card here
For in-kind assistance, you may bring items to Turkish Embassies and Turkish Consulates (please check relevant web page in advance).
Thank you.
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