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Funds raised between 28 April and 9 June 2021 for India totalled £14 million.

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) today announced that donations to the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal have reached an incredible £151.8 million, six months on from the devastating earthquakes that killed at least 58,000 people across southern Turkey (now known as Türkiye) and northwest Syria. The total includes £5 million matched by the UK Government through the Aid Match scheme.

A Dengue fever outbreak in Karachi is causing concern and there is a high risk of diseases such as cholera, malaria and typhoid spreading in the aftermath of the floods.

The DEC launched an appeal after an outbreak of Ebola spread from Guinea to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. This appeal is now closed and all funds have been spent.