DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

Friday, 10 February 2023 15:10

A series of devastating earthquakes have hit southern Turkey and north-west Syria killing more than 21,000 people and injuring many thousands more.

People have been left without shelter in freezing winter conditions, with humanitarian needs expected to grow in the coming days. Access to clean water will likely be a challenge, bringing the risk of cholera and other diseases.

The fifteen leading Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) charities and their local partners are among the first responders, working with locally-led relief efforts in Turkey (now known as Türkiye) and Syria.

Immediate priorities are search and rescue, medical treatment for the injured, shelter for those who have lost their homes, heaters for spaces and winter kits with blankets, and warm clothes, and ensuring people have food and clean water.

If you can, make a financial donation now to help save lives here:

DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal website

SMS: Text SUPPORT to 70787 to donate £10.

The UK Government will match pound-for-pound up to £5 million donated by the public to this appeal.

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