Generous donations from Hailsham residents to help earthquake victims have been taken to London ready to be flown out.
Ceren Onal, who’s family own the popular Kemer Kabab takeaway in Market Street, organised the collection on Tuesday. After Hailsham News published the article, residents turned-out in force to donate vital items which are needed in the countries.
The items were driven to North London this morning at 4am by Ceren, who told us: “The first collection point I visited this morning was full, so I visited three other collection points all of whom started early hours of the morning and were full by 11am.”
She added: “Then I visited a Kurdish-run community centre who were accepting, so I dropped off Hailsham’s donations to them and they are currently awaiting a lorry and volunteers to help load.”
More than 19,000 people are now known to have died in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, and tens of thousands more are at risk due to freezing conditions and pressures on rescue crews.
The Disasters Emergency Committee has today announced its fundraising website which will help DEC charities provide vital medical care, emergency shelter, food and clean water. Click here to donate: https://donation.dec.org.uk/turkey-syria-earthquake-appeal
