it honestly makes me sick how people can act like they care about world issues but turn a blind eye to ACTUAL world issues as soon as it isnt in the west. people in syria and turkey are digging their loves ones out of debris still and ive heard THREE people talk about it. THREE. families have been wrapping their deceased loved ones in TRASH BAGS because there have been so many deaths (around 16k if you must know) that there arent enough burial shrouds. this is a HORRIBLE disaster yet nobody is talking about it. where are all the “woke” girlies now? and you all know DAMN well if a natural disater this size happened in europe (yes ik turkey is europe technically before you all hunt me down) or america EVERYONE would be ralking about it, people would have “help america 🇺🇸🥺” pfps and everything. but nobody cares about the middle east. you all would rather forget any of this is going on than do something about it because you’re too self absorbed and ignorant to help people even when if doesnt effect you or benefit you. if you were REALLY an “activist”, you would care about the middle east.
My brother’s best friend passed away in Turkey he was visiting his family there. The horrific earthquake killed him & his wife and 2 children and his mother as well. Please send your prayers/duas.
From Getir app, no matter which country you are in, you can choose the delivery address ass "Earthquake Aid- Virtual Warehouse" and send earthquake aid packages to the affected region.
Lord, at times such as this, when we realize that the ground beneath our feet is not as solid as we had imagined, we plead for Your mercy.
As the things we have built crumble around us, we know too well how small we truly are on this ever-changing, ever-moving, fragile planet we call home.
Yet, You have promised never to forget us.
Today, so many people are afraid. They wait in fear of the next tremor. They hear the cries of the injured amid the rubble. They roam the streets in shock at what they see. And they fill the dusty air with wails of grief and the names of missing dead.
Comfort them, Lord, in this disaster. Be their rock when the earth refuses to stand still, and shelter them under Your mercy when homes no longer exist.
Forgive those who died so suddenly. Console the hearts of those who mourn, and ease the pain of bodies on the brink of death.
Pierce, too, our hearts with compassion, we who watch from afar, as the poorest on that side of the earth find only misery upon misery.
Move us to act swiftly this day, to give generously every day, to work for justice always, and to pray unceasingly for those without hope.
And once the shaking has ceased, the images of destruction have stopped filling the news, and our thoughts return to life's daily rumblings, let us not forget that we are all Your creation and they, our brothers and sisters. We are the work of your Hands and have been appointed the responsibility of stewardship by You.
For though the mountains leave their place and the hills be tossed to the ground, Your love and help shall never leave us, and Your promise of peace will never be shaken.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
now and forever.
- Dedicated to the casulties in Syria/Turkey following the earthquake of February 2023.
The death toll from the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this week rose to more than 20,000 on Thursday, as rescuers scrambled for survivors trapped beneath the rubble in freezing winter conditions.
The quake was one of the deadliest across the world in more than a decade, with more than 17,134 confirmed deaths in Turkey and another 3,162 in Syria.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the city of Gaziantep, where 944 of over 6,400 buildings were destroyed.
The Turkish government admitted on Wednesday that the country's disaster response could have been better.
Access to Twitter in the country — throttled following a flurry of online criticism of authorities — was restored early on Thursday after talks between the company and Turkish officials.
Meanwhile the first UN convoy carrying aid to Syrians crossed over the border from Turkey.
Here are other updates on the aftermath of the deadly earthquake on Thursday, February 2:
UK to continue to support Turkey and Syria — foreign minister
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said that the UK will continue to support Turkey and Syria.
"We will continue working with the Turkish authorities to find out what more they need, and we will continue coordinating through the United Nations and the White Helmets civil force in Syria," he said at a news conference in Rome alongside Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani.
"Of course, the situation in Syria, for obvious reasons, is considerably harder and more complicated, but nevertheless, there are lives that need to be saved," he said.