Awful to see the images coming out of Turkey and Syria this week.
It’s completely right that the UK acted immediately to support those affected. Given the magnitude of these earthquakes and freezing winter conditions we have provided:
A team of 77 search and rescue experts with specialist equipment, and 4 rescue dogs to Turkey
A British team of emergency medics to Turkey, and offering a world-class team of medics with surgical capability and equipment
Additional life-saving items to Turkey and Syria, including thousands of tents and blankets to help people keep sheltered and warm in the freezing conditions
An additional £880,000 to the White Helmets to aid their major search and rescue operation in north-west Syria
If you would like to help, you can donate to DEC joint Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal to support British aid organisations here: https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/turkey-syria-earthquake-appeal. Money can be transferred quickly to areas where it is needed, and used to buy what is most needed. The government has matched the first £5 million of public donations.