Members of a Syrian family living in Northern Ireland are mourning the loss of over 20 members of their family in the Turkey earthquake
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Tens of thousands were also injured and even though experts say people could survive for a week or more, the chances of finding survivors in the freezing temperatures are dimming. "We had a phone call from one of these kids who told us 'you are our last hope in life, we lost our parents and we have no home to stay in, no food, no milk for the babys'."
"It's very hard to get in contact with people there at the moment but every few hours my friends are sending me videos and voice messages to tell us what's happening." Meanwhile, the people of Northern Ireland have rallied around in a generous show of support for the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal, raising over half a million pounds in the first day.
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