Humanitarian assistance efforts are underway to send aid for those suffering from the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 quake, including in Ottawa.
“Our first shipment we sent around 200 [boxes], now we are 450 and we still have all these clothes that came from Perth,” said volunteer Ayes Rumeysa Mohammed.
For nearly a week, volunteers at the Turkish Assembly Centre on Gladwin Crescent have been tirelessly sorting through the donations they’ve received.
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