here is a direct & official link hasanabi set for donations, both for Turkey and Syria. People have been waiting for help under the wreckage 20+ hours now. AKUT is one reliable organisation with teams already on the ground participating in rescue efforts, as they’ve done since the 1999 earthquake. also keep in mind that paypal isn’t an option here, so most organisations can only accept credit cards or bank transfers. If you feel like donating, please consider NGOs. this isn’t my locked twitter, so i’m going to leave it at that. it also comes from greed, from the desire to profit no matter what, and from pure, unadultered malice.

i know people are not familiar with the politics of this country, but there’s one thing i wish to make clear: this destruction does not come from the natural disaster alone. the scale of this destruction will only get worse, setting aside the death toll alone, it’s cold and people are left without a shelter, it’s already started to snow in many cities. My heart has been broken in many ways since morning, and i am exhausted from anger and worry. some are okay, some are alive but lost their homes entirely, some have been trapped under the wreckage and their families have nearly given up all hope because emergency response is sparse, ( warning: aerial pictures of collapsed buildings) especially in hatay (not only because the roads and airports have collapsed, and that the earthquake has devastated a fairly large area, but also because of political manoeuvring). I don’t live in the southeast, but we do have family friends in the affected cities. at least 10 cities have been affected directly: it’s bad, and it’s only going to get worse.

As you might have heard (or might not, as this part of the world exists in a vacuum unless you live nearby), the southeastern turkey has been hit by two massive earthquakes in less than 12 hours (magnitudes 7.8 and 7.7).

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