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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Thursday, February 16, 2023
UN launches appeal for $1 billion to aid Turkey quake victims
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Relatives of victims gather in front of the rubble of a collapsed building, after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck parts of Turkey and Syria, in Kahramanmaras, on February 16, 2023. (Ozan Kose/AFP)
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations launches an appeal for $1 billion in aid to help victims in Turkey of last week’s catastrophic earthquake that killed thousands of people.
The world body says in a statement that the funds will provide humanitarian relief for three months to 5.2 million people, allowing aid organizations to “rapidly scale up vital support.”
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