Friend: We wanted to make sure that this incredibly urgent email from our Emergency Response Team at the top of your inbox Monday morning. Is there any way you can help?

BREAKING NEWS: Two back–to–back earthquakes at the Turkish–Syrian border: more than 1,700 dead after 7.8 and 7.5–magnitude quakes, with numbers expected to rise.

You can use this link to immediately rush your emergency donation for children and families in Turkey and Syria and in crisis zones worldwide: LINK

Friend, this is an awful and rapidly developing emergency. We're ramping up our efforts to raise emergency response funds now.

The IRC has been working in Syria since 2012. IRC teams are on the ground now and working tirelessly to ensure the safety and well–being of our staff, local partners and those affected and assessing the area as the situation develops.

The 7.8 magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Monday while people were asleep. Within 12 hours of the first earthquake, a second large earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 caused further devastation. Freezing temperatures have left thousands exposed to extreme cold and without shelter. Hundreds of people remain trapped under rubble. IRC rescue operations are already underway.

Can you rush an emergency gift right now to help families in Turkey and war–torn Syria and those around the world?

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This is a desperate situation — especially for millions of Syrian refugees who live close to the epicenter. Turkey is the world's largest host of refugees, home to more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees who have fled their country during the last 12 years of war.

With your emergency gift, IRC teams can continue to rush supplies and aid to those who need it most — while continuing our critical programs around the world.

Thank you in advance for your immediate action and your compassion at this urgent hour of need. We will continue to keep you updated on our emergency response and what we are seeing on the ground.

— The IRC Emergency Response team

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