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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Andrew Wilks

Volunteer groups rush to distribute aid to Turkey quake victims

Volunteers prepare shorba for the internally displaced people at the Yeni Hatay Stadyumu camp in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey on February 10, 2023 [Benoit Tessier/Reuters]

Diyarbakir, Turkey – Volunteers at a three-storey office block in Diyarbakir sit amid a fog of cigarette smoke, sipping cups of black tea as they plan the logistics of delivering aid to victims of Turkey’s earthquake disaster.

Dozens of helpers, working from offices borrowed from the city’s Chamber of Commerce, are coordinating cargoes of supplies for millions of people affected by the catastrophe last week.

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