Canadian humanitarian aid workers were en route to Turkiye on Wednesday in the wake of a devastating earthquake, while the federal government continued to mull whether to send a disaster relief team.
The earthquake, which razed thousands of buildings in Turkiye and Syria on Monday, has become one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade as the death toll neared 12,000 and kept rising.
Canada has announced $10 million in aid and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that the federal government is still determining how best to help. Ottawa's response has drawn criticism both at home and abroad, with critics deeming it inadequate or slow-moving as the death toll continued to rise.
Acan, who arrived in Turkiye in late January for a work trip, said she is concerned that it is already too late for most of those still trapped under buildings. "The fact that we don't have Canadian teams that are certified and able to be deployed like the U.S. teams or British teams or any of the teams of our allies, it just speaks something about us as a country."
In Vancouver, donations for those affected by the earthquake poured into a warehouse on Tuesday, but a volunteer organizer said the countries could most benefit from professional search and rescue teams.
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