In the early morning of February 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria, sending shockwaves hundreds of miles, reaching even Lebanon and Cyprus. Two major quakes (magnitude 6.7 and 7.6) followed in the next 9 hours, killing over 50,000 people and displacing millions. This disaster marked the region's strongest earthquake in 100 [...]The post Earthquake Disaster Relief: Reflections on Volunteering in Türkiye appeared first on Anchor QEA.
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