A retired photographer is driving 2,500 miles to Turkey to deliver aid to survivors of the earthquakes. Jeff Jones, 68, left his home on February 12, 2022, to make the three-day journey to Aksaray, Turkey, in a 17-seater community bus - loaded with supplies.
Jeff is accompanied by three Turkish volunteer drivers - Melodi Parman, Dede Dunc, and Cuma Acar. The group will drive via the Balkans to Turkey - where 7.8 magnitude earthquakes devastated south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria and left a reported 33,000 dead.
Jeff, who now works as a district and county councillor for Buntingford, Hert, says he has been "inundated" with support for the trip from the local community - who have offered clothes, tents, and even pet supplies. The group will drive 'non-stop' through the Balkans or via Greece and Italy to arrive in Turkey in a couple of days.
