'Just devastating': Member of London’s Turkish community lost 15 family members in earthquake

“Everyone just needs to know how terrible it is and no-one, no developed country or superpower would be ready for such devastation on the scale it’s happened now” Ibrahim Altun, a member of London’s Turkish community lost 15 family members in earthquake

“A lot of our people have family members there. Some of them have lost parents and some of them are waiting for the rescue of their family,” Mr Gulman said.

Mr Gulman said he is grateful for the support they have received, adding that he is constantly being contacted by people via social media, who areIn Liverpool, Hakan Sonku is part of a group who are collecting donations, which will also be flown to Turkey on planes leaving from Manchester airport. However, the World Health Organisation has warned that the figure could rise above 20,000 as more bodies are discovered in the rubble.

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