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How donations are helping two years after the earthquakes
Two years on from 2023's devastating earthquakes, here are some stories of how DEC charities have been helping people rebuild their lives.

Boxing Day Tsunami - 20 years on
Boxing Day 2024 marks 20 years since a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of northern Sumatra, triggering a massive tsunami that devastated millions of lives. The impact of the response, and the changes to how we deliver aid, are still being felt today.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal
Two years on, your donations are helping people in Turkey and Syria as they continue to rebuild their lives after the devastating earthquakes in February 2023.
This appeal is now closed for donations. Funds will be spent up until the end of July 2025.

Three women in Turkey I’ll never forget
On International Women's Day, the DEC's Shagufta Yaqub remembers three women she met in the aftermath of the February 2023 earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria.

DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal - Progress Report
In February 2023, the DEC launched the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal after devastating earthquakes hit areas of southern Turkey and northwest Syria. The appeal has now raised raised over £150million.
This report looks at how DEC charities have been supporting survivors in the first six months of the response in both Turkey and Syria.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal Media Centre
The latest information for media organisations on the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake and DEC-funded response.

Hospital staff put fears aside to help earthquake survivors
Nurse Haneen was scared to come to work after the earthquake but she left her home and family behind to help run the maternity ward at this camp hospital in Syria. Your donations are keeping the hospital running.