So far, more than 40,000 people have died in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, while towns and cities have been turned to rubble, rendering many victims homeless.
Woman rescued 222 hours after earthquakeair pocket beneath a collapsed buildingUK charities have teamed up with corporate giants to send more than £350,000 worth of emergency supplies to Turkey following the devastating earthquake.The emergency aircraft departed from London Heathrow for Adana on Tuesday, carrying clothes, blankets and almost a tonne of infant milk powder.
Watford-based humanitarian aid charity Goods for Good worked with partners Magen David Adom UK and the Humanitarian Resources International Foundation to secure an aircraft from Virgin Atlantic.Turkey-Syria quake: One week later Despite the DEC appeal reaching £74m in donations, doctors have said more trauma kits, antibiotics and pain relief are desperately needed to treat those with crush injuries.
Although charities are beginning to receive the green light to get goods out to Turkey, surgeons say they need supplies such as orthopaedic screws and nails, anaesthetics and analgesics. The DEC has said there is also a shortage of medical professionals trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery, while kidney injuries have created a spike in need for dialysis machines and kidney specialists.
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