Londoner in Turkey just days before earthquake rallies to support those in need – London | 24CA News
A resident of London, Ont., who was close to the epicentre of the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria solely days earlier than is hoping neighborhood members can rally to assist these in want.
Kamala Shiriyeva was on a historic guided tour visiting elements of Turkey final week, only a few days earlier than the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit. After seeing the protection of the devastation and anguish the earthquake has introduced, Shiriyeva says they want all the assistance they will get.
“We are stronger together, so please get together to help out,” mentioned Shiriyeva, director of the London chapter of the Azerbaijani-Turkish Association.
“Some of them have nothing now.”
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More than 2,600 folks in Turkey and Syria are believed to have died from the earthquake, with hundreds extra injured and lacking.
Among the areas Shiriyeva visited on the tour was the two,000-year-old Gaziantep Castle, which was closely broken within the quake, in response to the Associated Press.
“It is devasting, the place that I was and the amazing people,” Shiriyeva mentioned.
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Shiriyeva says she has spoken with a number of folks in London who’ve household in Turkey and have been making an attempt to get in contact and make sure their security.
“Some of them are good, some of them have had their homes destroyed,” Shiriyeva mentioned.
Shiriyeva added it’s particularly laborious for many who are distant from their households and haven’t been in a position to get concrete particulars.
“The pain becomes harder, it hits harder, our imagination is much stronger than the reality,” added Shiriyeva.
For these wishing to assist, Shiriyeva says cash might be despatched to the Federation of Canadian Turkish Association by way of information@turkishfederation.ca. Money from that group is being directed to AFAD and AKUT, a non-government group concerned in search and rescue in Turkey related to the United Nations.
“It’s a natural disaster, it’s not man-made. We need to get together to support.”
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