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DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal reaches £150m, six months on from the disaster

3 August 2023

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.

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Fact file: One year on from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, the full impact of the disaster and how UK donations are helping

4 February 2024