The international community is stepping up to help Turkey and Syria after several cities were leveled by the earthquakes and aftershocks. That includes aid from organizations here in North Texas.
The international community is stepping up to help Turkey and Syria after several cities were leveled by the earthquakes and aftershocks.As the search continues for survivors, there's a desperate need for basic essentials like clean drinking water.Watch: Security cameras record heroic nurses saving newborns during Turkey earthquakeInternational aid is slowly making its way to the estimated five million survivors of last week's devastating earthquake.
Meanwhile, in Dallas, a team from Texas Baptist Men is preparing to fly to Turkey to assist survivors left with nothing.More than 38,000 people have been found dead, and that number will likely keep rising. A few survivors were found alive in the rubble Monday.
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