A 7.0 erthquake hit Turkey and Greece , resulting in the collapse of at least 30 buildings in the Turkish city Izmir. As of now 12 people died and over 400 are injured. People are still trapped under the rubble. The earthquake also hit the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos, Greece where two teenagers were killed. It also triggered a mini-tsunami that flooded some parts of Izmir and Samos.

The death toll is at 27 and over 750 people are injured in Izmir

The death toll keeps rising and has surpassed 100. Rescue teams are still searching for people and animals trapped under the rubble. Yesterday they were able to save 3 year old Elif after more than 65 hours and just today they rescued 4 year old Ayla after 91 hours.

However, time is running out and they need urgent help! All those people affected by the earthquake have lost their families, home, memories, basically everything in a matter of minutes! Many are currently staying in tents, traumatized by what happened and have no place to go to.

On top of that, the economy in Turkey is really bad. Most of them can’t afford to buy basic necessities such as a bottle of water or bread etc.

🚨If you can, please donate!

1 Euro = 9,89 Turkish Lira

1 USD Dollar = 8,43 Turkish Lira

1 Pound = 11,01 Turkish Lira

Even 1 €/$/£ helps a lot! If you can’t donate, pls reblog and share to raise awareness!

Since Turkey doesn’t have paypal or Venmo etc., the only option is to donate by using a credit or debit card! Many legit organizations one can donate to are only available in Turkish, so I looked for ones that are reliable and available in English

Donate here:

- Izmir Earthquake Relief Fund