Southern Alberta supporting Syria and Turkey earthquake victims – Lethbridge | 24CA News

It’s a tricky time for members of the Lethbridge Muslim Association (LMA), which gathered Friday afternoon to supply assist to these impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.

More than 23,000 deaths have been confirmed between the 2 nations and that quantity continues to develop.

The toll is being felt in southern Alberta.

“I called my sister. She went where my mom lived and she asked the people who worked there,” stated Fevzi Hammami, who’s initially from Syria however lived in Turkey earlier than coming to Canada six years in the past.

“The bad news they said is they can’t do anything (for her) because they think in that building all the people are dead.”

Hammami’s household was in Turkey on the time of the earthquake. He stated he’s misplaced as much as 18 kin, together with his mom and brother, however info is troublesome to substantiate.

“I don’t have too many words to say right now,” Hammami stated.

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“It’s very emotional,” stated LMA Imam Zubair Sidyot. “At the same time, it’s a time for us as a community to come together and really support each other.”

Sidyot lead a particular prayer on Friday.

The affiliation is spearheading native fundraising efforts to offer reduction.

“We would like to help families who live in Lethbridge, who their families were affected and now lots of their family members are staying on the street,” stated Nurah Eblesh, who’s serving to acquire donations.

Donations will be made on the Lethbridge Islamic Centre or the affiliation’s web site. They will likely be forwarded to a Canadian humanitarian group engaged on the bottom in each nations to assist rescue and restoration efforts.

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