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Turkey and Syria hit by catastrophic earthquake

On February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. One of the strongest in the region in over 100 years. This region is home to an already vulnerable population due to years of conflict and now collapsed buildings and damaged access roads have left survivors stranded in the cold and snow. Sadly, the death toll has exceeded 20,000 and continues to rise hour by hour.

Our hearts break for the children and families in Turkey and Syria who have been affected by this emergency. Please give today to help people suffering as a result of this tragic earthquake.

World Vision is responding by providing life-saving support with access to temporary shelters, heaters, clean water, non-food items and critically needed healthcare.  We’re also providing care for vulnerable children separated from families amid the turmoil.

• $5 can provide medical supplies to enable treatment of one person
• $10 can provide a health clinic consultation for one person
• $20 can provide one person with access to safe water and sanitation (through repairs of water and sewerage systems)
• $65 can provide one person with basic shelter assistance and essential household items during the first weeks after the earthquake
• $130 can provide emergency shelter for one person for six months

Your gift will help provide relief to people affected by the earthquake.

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Fast Facts

• On February 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border.
• At 4:17 a.m. local time, the quake hit at a depth of 11 miles (17.9 km) near Gaziantep.
• 13 aftershocks with a magnitude of at least 5.0 rumbled across the region within 11 hours of the first tremor, according to the United States Geological Survey.
• The quake hit a region already beset by turmoil from more than a decade of Syria’s conflict and the ongoing refugee crisis.

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How is World Vision responding to the Turkey and Syria earthquake?

World Vision is working rapidly to assess potential impacts to already-displaced children and communities in the wake of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in the early hours of Monday morning, sending tremors across the region.

Our priority will include helping support affected people with access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), health, shelter, and protection. Our immediate response areas will cover Gaziantep and Sanliurfa in Turkey, as well as Azaz, Afrin, and Idlib in northern Syria.

We’re distributing fuel and heat to shelters as cold and sub-zero temperatures are of immediate concern. Initial assessments from our partners showed a critical need for fuel to restore heating and electricity to medical facilities and emergency shelters.

“In the middle of a harsh winter, already incredibly vulnerable children and families have now been shaken to their core by this devastating earthquake, which is likely to affect thousands in northern Syria and southern Türkiye,” said Johan Mooij, Response Director for World Vision’s Syria Crisis Response in Amman, Jordan. “We will do everything we can to help those who were affected.”

World Vision has been working in the Middle East region for nearly 40 years. We’re dedicated to improving the lives of children, families, and the communities where they live through long-term sustainable development as well as responding to disasters — both natural and man-made.

World Vision quickly came alongside Syrian families who fled to Lebanon in 2011. Since then, our work has expanded to other countries hosting Syrian refugees and into Syria. Children and their long-term needs are always our first priority.

World Vision provides aid to children and families in Syria, Jordan, and Turkey, all of which have suffered from the conflict and resulting humanitarian crisis. Since the Syrian refugee crisis began, we’ve helped more than 7.5 million children and their families in the region.

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