Turkey and Syria earthquake

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported over 11,000 aftershocks as of March 1, which are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Additional disaster events have made the response difficult and pose challenges for a timely and effective recovery. UNOCHA’s April 20 Turkey Earthquake Situation Report noted that difficult weather conditions, such as heavy rain and flooding, strong winds, and increasingly hot weather, pose additional challenges to the humanitarian response.2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake

How many victims

The crisis has touched 18 million people in Turkey and Syria, killing 55,000, injuring 130,000, and displacing millions. Ten million people require immediate assistance.
Due to the destruction of cities around the area, millions of people in Turkey and Syria desperately need humanitarian assistance. People are battling to access primary healthcare, with barely one out of every seven health clinics even half operational. In addition, children are becoming increasingly exposed to exploitation, abuse, and family separation due to the loss of safe homes and access to education. Flooding caused by heavy rains six weeks after the earthquake exacerbated the misery of vulnerable households. According to World Vision’s Syria response director, Johan Mooij, Syrian and Turkish children and families are being uprooted once more as cars, houses, and tents drown in polluted waters, leaving them with nowhere safe or warm to sleep.2023 Turkey and Syria earthquake: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Organizations who help aid

• The White Helmets
• Syrian American Medical Society
• International Blue Crescent’s Relief and Development Foundation
• Global Giving
• ICNA Relief
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• And many more How to help Turkey and Syria earthquake victims