Damaging earthquake in Van – Ercis, Turkey – 471 dead, 1650 injured, thousands lost, thousands homeless in cold winter..
For those of you who would like to support the earthquake victims in van, in terms of material needs, the following goods are deemed to be necessary at Van besides those which are already delivered or on the way:
- Clean, thick winter clothing for babies, children and adults (raincoats, thermal underwear, sweaters, pants, coats, cardigans, thick socks, hats, gloves, scarves, shoes)
- Sleeping bags, blankets
- Dry food (bread, crackers, dried fruit and nuts), high calorie foods like chocolates etc.
- Diapers, sanitary pads
- Toys for children and babies, to support them morally
- And you may attach a warm note in your package for emotional support.
If you live in Germany, according to the Turkish Consulate, you can bring your package to the Öger Türk Offices at airports in Germany, until Saturday 29.10.2011. Until November 2nd, they will be centrally consolidated in Düsseldorf and on Tuesday November 2nd will be delivered to Van via Öger Türk flights.
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