Ottawa will contribute $10 million to earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria as part of an initial aid package, International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Sajjan said the federal government is looking at providing further aid and considering deploying the country's disaster assistance response team to help with rescue operations and provide health services.
The powerful 7.8 magnitude quake, which was followed by strong aftershocks, has levelled thousands of buildings to the ground across southeastern Turkey and parts of neighbouring Syria. "Usually we start a little bit lower but given the magnitude, based on the feedback we were getting, we are actually going higher, once we have more we will be able to move very quickly."
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