24 — Wednesday, September 8, 1999 — North Shore News

Red Cross fundraising for Turkish quake survivors

AS residents of Turkey
struggle to regain their.
lives in the wake of a
devastating 7.8 magni-
tude earthquake, the
Red Cross in the Lower
Mainland has
announced it is collect-
ing funds on Sehalf of
the earthquake sur-

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vivors.

The International
Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies has
launched an appeal tor $10
million cash to provide relief
goods such as blankets, tents
and water purification tablets.

The August 17 quake and
its aftershocks have killed over
14,000 people and left well

over 600,000 homeless.

~The Turkish Red
Crescent Society has already
dispatched four rescue teams
to othe 9 disaster area.”
explained Christine ‘Tokar,
International Services
Coordinator with the Red
Cross locally.

“While initial assessments
are still under way, we know
Joss of life and damage to

infrastructure is hea In
some areas, the Red Crescent
has sct up tents and soup
kitchens to shelter and. feed
the numerous people lett
homeless by the disaster. The
Turkisa Red Crescent is going
to need all the help they can
get”

Buildings have been lev-
elled by the quake. Pipes were
ruptured at an oil refinery

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causing an inferno.

Adds Tokar: “Residents of
the Lower Mainland have
always been extremely gener-
ous to the Red Cross interna-
tional relief appeals.

“We are now hoping local
residents will come through
again to assist those devastat-
ed by this earthquake.”

Tax deductible donations
earmarked “Canadian Red

Cross: Turkey Earthquake
Relief” can be mailed to the
Red Cross, #750 Oak St.,
Vancouver. B.C. V6H 2N9,
or dropped) off at any local
Red Cross branch. Credit card
donations can be made by
calling toll) free 1-800-418-
MAL

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began accepting donations as
of Aug. 19.

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