Turkiye’s AFAD disaster agency said it was one of the strongest quakes to strike the city, population 16 million, in recent years.
Istanbul is huge, and there are too few safe open spaces to shelter in during a disaster.
One person reported to BBC: “What will we do if there’s an even bigger earthquake? Where will we go?”
Your donations will ensure we can save lives by providing food packs, emergency shelters, clean water and medical aid for the people in Turkey today.
We are working with partners on the ground in Turkey who have local knowledge and the best resources to respond to this crisis.
Your donations have already helped provide emergency food, water, medical and shelter for countless people. Together we can help prevent even more loss and death.
An Emergency Food Pack ensures that all staple food items are provided after a crisis hits and feeds a family of five. Our Emergency Food Packs contain rice, bread, long-life milk, tinned food, oil and sugar and each pack is designed for local diets.
Your donations will go towards Medical Care that’s desperately needed during this emergency. Medical care includes helping nurses with the tools they need, funding more medical staff to help. As well as this, we provide medicine needed and other key medical equipment to look after wounds and injuries
We provide emergency shelter to those who have lost their homes, displaced with nowhere to go. Your support comes in the form of UNHCR-approved tents, access to rented accommodation or through the building of basic accommodation allowing those displaced to have a roof over their head.
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Prophet Muhammad (saw)
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