“This is a terrible tragedy and while I am proud the Australian Government is able to offer assistance, my heartfelt sympathy goes out to everyone who has friends or relatives affected by the disaster.”The Australian funding assistance will enable the Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS) to support 50,000 beneficiaries over the next nine months.The effort will have 3 key activities:
• To provide urgent relief items such as sleeping bags and blankets to people staying in temporary shelter; to provide emergency and transitional shelter (tents, etc); and to establish and implement logistics supply chains.