Ikea sends shelters to Turkey and Syria as big firms offer earthquake aid

First relief housing units arrive in Hatay province, Amazon sends food and blankets and Allianz donates 6m

The Ikea Foundation has sent 5,000 flatpack shelters to southern Turkey and northern Syria to house people left homeless by the earthquake last week, as companies around the world pledge help.

The Swedish homeware multinational's philanthropy arm said on Tuesday it had donated 10m (8.8m) to the NGO Better Shelter, with which it developed the robust, award-winning 17.5 sq metre shelters that fit in two boxes and can be assembled without tools.