UK’s Turkish and Syrian communities rush to aid earthquake victims
by Sammy Gecsoyler and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi from World news | The Guardian on (#68QVV)
Determination to get donations to stricken areas is galvanising people haunted by fears for family and friends
Dozens of volunteers are packing boxes piled high on a north London industrial estate, filling them with vital donations to be sent to Gaziantep, the south-eastern province in Turkey devastated by the earthquake that hit in the early hours on Monday.
Huseyin Goran, 36, has been helping for three days straight. The first two days I didn't sleep and did as much as I could. I took a three-hour rest and carried on."
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