UK charities to launch emergency appeal for Turkey and Syria earthquakes
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Disasters Emergency Committee coordinates rapid response by 14 charities including British Red Cross
British humanitarian charities are to launch an appeal to raise funds for people affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which is coordinating a joint rapid response by 14 charities including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children, is acting after at least 16,000 people were killed in the disaster.
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