Thai Red Cross Society pledges to donate USD 60,000 (approximately THB 2 million) to the Turkish Red Crescent and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (30,000 USD each) to support their relief operations in the Republic of Turkey and the Syrian Arab Republic. Thai Red Cross Society will also launch a public donation campaign to help support humanitarian operations in both countries.
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On 8 February 2023, Thai Red Cross Society represented by Relief and Community Health Bureau and International Relations Department, joined online meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs on preparation for assistance to the affected people in Türkiye and Syria.
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Thai Red Cross Society expresses our sincere sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the people who have been affected by the earthquake and hopes the situation will be improved soon.
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On 6 February 2023, a powerful and deadly earthquake of 7.8 magnitude struck Türkiye and its neighboring country, Syria. This earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş, it affected a lot of people in the south and southeast provinces of Türkiye and the northern provinces of Syria.
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IFRC’s website reported on 6 February 2023, the Turkish Red Crescent has deployed its teams along with stocks of food and basic aid items such as tents and blankets to support injured people and evacuation, to affected provinces in the south and southeast of Türkiye. They are also providing psychological support and sending their national stock of blood and plasma to the affected provinces.
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To alleviate the situation in Syria, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent is also supporting search and rescue operations, providing first aid, managing emergency medical evacuations, and transporting injured people to health facilities.
