Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to provide help in the aftermath of a disastrous earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
Posted: Feb. 6, 2023 1:48PMA man walks among rubble as he searches for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
Global Affairs Canada did not immediately respond to requests for comment about whether any Canadians were affected in Turkey and Syria. The quake, which was centred on Turkey’s southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, piled more misery on a region shaped on both sides of the border by more than a decade of civil war in Syria.
Majd Khalaf, a Montreal-based coordinator with the White Helmets — a Syrian civil-defence organization — said many buildings that collapsed were already damaged during the ongoing war, making them more vulnerable to the quake. He said there is a high demand for essentials, including food, infant formula, heaters and blankets for people who are sheltering now in schools, sport centres and mosques.
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