Maldivians donate MVR 9 million to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria

International Aid Campaign (IAC) said on Thursday that they had received over MVR 9 million in relief funds from Maldives to aid those affected from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that had struck south Turkey and northern Syria in February.

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(FILE) Ali al-Bash and his mother Amina Raslan drink coffee at home, in a building damaged by the 7.8-magnitude quake, in Aleppo city's al-Masharqa neighbourhood, on February 21, 2023.: . -- Photo: Louai Beshara / AFP

Lamya Abdulla

2023-03-09 21:34:34

International Aid Campaign (IAC) said on Thursday that they had received over MVR 9 million in relief funds from Maldives to aid those affected from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that had struck south Turkey and northern Syria in February.

A number of organisations and associations have been collecting money to aid in this cause. Fund collection boxes had been kept in all mosques across Maldives in addition to fund collection through other methods.

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