‘Nothing left’: Why a Canadian woman is pleading for help after Turkey’s earthquake
Her cousin told her they are staying in their cars to stay warm, but there’s no heating because the battery ran out. Communication is also scarce as they have no electricity to charge their phones.
“They have no shelter, they have nothing, they have no food, they have no heat, so I’m just concerned that they can stay alive at this point.” Their suffering is eating up Kismetli, who says she can’t do much sitting in her Toronto home other than send money or give moral support. “I can’t drink water because I know maybe they don’t have it,” she said tearfully. “I feel bad living in this house right now because they don’t have a house.”Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that the federal government
Canadians make to the Red Cross, up to $10 million. Ottawa has also deployed a disaster assessment team to Turkey to determine how Canada can contribute to earthquake relief efforts.“A lot of Canadians have their origins or family members in that region — I think particularly of all the Syrian refugees who’ve come to Canada over the past years to build a life who must be so worried about loved ones and families back home,” Trudeau said walking into a caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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