Relief efforts in Turkiye's earthquake
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Hi, my name is Baris and I am raising funds to donate to Turkiye's Red Crescent, which is the peak body for delivering humanitarian aid to the victims of Turkiye's most recent earthquake which killed over 2000 people.
You can also go to their website and donate directly.
You can alternatively donate to Turkiye's emergency management body AFAD through the link below.
I worked as a journalist during 1999 earthquake, which killed 30 thousand people.
In the following years, I also worked in many other disaster zones in many different countries. Every penny counts, no matter how strong the nation-state suffering from such disasters.
Turkish Red Crescent has been supporting over 4 million Syrian refugees in the past decade, already stretched in its resources.
I will forward every dollar to nominated bank accounts of the Red Crescent for Turkiye's earthquake appeal with no overhead costs.
Thank you for your support.
UPDATE BY BBC:
A rescue operation is under way across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria following a huge earthquake that has killed more than 4,300 people.
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck near Gaziantep in the early hours of Monday while people were asleep.
A 7.5-magnitude tremor then hit at around 13:30 local time (10:30 GMT), which officials said was "not an aftershock".
The country's disaster agency says more than 2,900 people were killed in Turkey alone after the first quake, and more than 15,000 were injured.
More than 1,400 people are reported to have died in Syria.
Rescuers are racing to save people trapped beneath the rubble after thousands of buildings collapsed in both countries.
Countries including the US and South Korea are sending aid after Turkey issued an international appeal for help.
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Baris Atayman
Organizer
Tamarama NSW
