On February 6, communities throughout central and southern Türkiye and northern Syria were rocked by two powerful earthquakes. The first—a 7.8-magnitude temblor—occurred in the early hours of the day as people were still asleep and was felt as far as Israel and Lebanon. The second was a 7.5-magnitude quake that shook the region just six hours later. The full scale of damage is still unknown, but thousands of buildings were destroyed across more than a dozen cities, killing at least 35,000 people and injuring thousands more.
WCK’s Relief Team has established operations across Türkiye and through partners in Syria, delivering fresh meals to families displaced and emergency crews stretched thin due to the scale of the disaster.
