From local groups in Australia to international relief efforts, here are some ways to lend a helping hand to those affected by the earthquake that devastated Syria and Turkey.
More than 4,000 people are dead and thousands more are injured in the earthquakes that devastated Syria and Turkey.
Syria's civil defence, or the White Helmets, has called for help, saying that "time is running out" for those still stuck under the rubble. "The vulnerable living conditions, particularly in Syria, are even further stretched in a decade-long war. People who lost their homes and loved ones need our support," the IFRC's Xavier Castellanos said.
One of the co-founders, Erkan Danis, said his team is appealing for people to donate funds for its partners on the ground to provide tents, blankets, nappies and raincoats. Mohammed Hamza, Head of Islamic Relief’s office in Idlib, said the earthquake felt like "judgement day" as people remain on the streets, scared to return home in fear of experiencing aftershocks.
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