A family who slept on the streets during the earthquake of 1999 have been collecting donations in the Midlands to send to victims in Turkey.
Family and friends have been collecting donations to send to Turkey in the wake of the earthquake. Pictured left is Canan Hill with Fatma Guntac, one of the organisers.
Nina, 33, has organised a donation point in Birmingham and today urged residents of the West Midlands to get behind the appeal. The pair were in Turkey visiting family when the 1999 İzmit earthquake struck, killing more than 18,000 people. The İzmit disaster measured at a magnitude of 7.6, with the latest earthquake measuring 7.8. Both caused momentous destruction.
Nina, who is a mother-of-one, said:"We know a lot of people here who have lost their relatives, and there are people that are missing. It is devastating. We've been through this ourselves, it was such a terrifying time. We had to sleep on the streets. I have relatives in Turkey but thank God, they are safe. We just want to help everyone who is in need.Fatma, who was born in Ankara, said she has many relatives in Turkey and they are thankfully safe.
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