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Quick update — the toll of yesterday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake continues to climb, and Mercy Corps teams are rushing to meet critical needs for families across Northwest Syria.

Search and rescue efforts continue amid winter weather conditions that pose even greater threats for people who are sheltering outside and for those who remain trapped under rubble.

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Initial reports from our team and partners in Northwest Syria indicate that the most significant needs will be shelter due to buildings that have either collapsed or are no longer safe. In days to come, our response will focus on getting urgently needed items such as hygiene kits and shelter supplies to people whose homes were affected.

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We’ll have more updates to come.


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From: Mercy Corps <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, February 6, 2023 at 2:59 PM
Subject: Emergency Update: 7.8 earthquake strikes NW Syria






   
7.8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NW SYRIA
Mercy Corps teams are rushing to respond.


This is urgent:

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early Monday morning, causing widespread damage and more than 3,000 deaths across the region.

This is a major humanitarian emergency — and it is devastating communities already pushed to the brink due to extreme food shortages and violent conflict.

Mercy Corps teams are responding right now in Northwest Syria — and we need all the support our global community can offer. Please send an urgent gift to our Humanitarian Response Fund to help people in moments of crisis like this one.

Mercy Corps’ Syria Country Director Kieren Barnes just sent this update:

"Our colleagues in Northwest Syria reported that the situation is catastrophic, with the area affected by the earthquake being the center for over 1.8 million displaced Syrians who were already suffering after a decade of conflict in Syria. Already, 4.1 million people were going hungry in Northwest Syria and food insecurity has worsened since the war in Ukraine started."

Mercy Corps is rapidly assessing needs and providing emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene support to people whose homes were affected by the earthquake.
Harim, Syria. People in Northwest Syria rush to a building that was damaged by the massive earthquake that struck the region on February 6, 2023.
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We’ll have more updates on this rapidly developing situation soon. Thank you for your generosity in this time of need.

The Mercy Corps team