On Monday 6th February, two enormous 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck the regions of South East Türkiye (Turkey) and North West Syria. Approximately 13.5 million people have been affected by the disaster in Turkiye and 10.9 million in Syria.

Islamic Relief teams are on the ground right now responding to the disaster in both Türkiye (Turkey) and Northern Syria.

In Türkiye, our teams are providing emergency medical assistance, shelter and cash grants to enable those worst affected to meet their immediate needs. So far, we have provided 54,320 people with vital aid.

In Syria, our teams have reached more than 332,727 people by supporting hospitals with more than 260,000 urgent medical supplies, more than 3,200 mattresses, 4,000 blankets, 91,325kg of heating material and critical non-food items including tents and sheets to survivors in affected areas across Aleppo (Daret Azza, Atareb, Afrin, Jenderse, Sharan) and Idlib (Salqin, Dana, Maaret Tamsrin, Qourqeena, Harem, Sarmada, Bdama, Darkoush, Ariha, Jisr Alshughour, Janudiyeh, Ehsem, Armanaz).

Our teams are continuing to assess the situation as it evolves and making preparations to scale up humanitarian support for those hit hard by the crisis.

Time is of the essence at this critical stage, we need your support to reach and save as many lives as possible. Please donate generously to our Türkiye Syria Earthquake Appeal and help save precious lives now https://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/giv...