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Powerful earthquakes have ravaged southern Türkiye (formerly Turkey) and northern Syria, killing more than 40,000 people and flattening 20,000 buildings.
Homes have been destroyed or left unsafe and people have been sleeping in the open. Around 23 million people could be affected across the two countries.
To make matters worse, freezing temperatures are presenting an immediate risk to life for people who are too afraid to return home or have no home to go back to.
In northwest Syria many buildings were already damaged by years of civil war, and that’s where some of the worst damage has been reported.
With 3 million people already displaced by the war, Syria is at breaking point. Families are facing harsh living conditions, freezing temperatures and diseases like cholera. They have faced the destruction of war, only to be hit again by these events.
Emergency Tents have arrived in Türkiye on a free flight by Turkish Airlines from Panama. We strategically pre-position aid all over the world to help get crucial supplies to communities as quickly as we can.
A truck of aid carrying thermal blankets has crossed the border into Syria and is with our local partner, Bahar. We’re expecting more trucks of our aid to arrive in the comings days and weeks, containing further vital supplies.
We’ll also be getting winter coats to children in Syria through our existing partner, ReliefAid. Night time temperatures drop below freezing and thermal clothing will help families protect their children from icy conditions.