Syria Turkey 6 months after the earthquake Close-up 03 August 2023 In the video: This aid has been implemented over the last few months with the help of your donations and this is the situation in Syria and Turkey now. Looking back "In many cities, there is hardly a family that has not lost a loved one. This shows the incredible human suffering behind this catastrophe." Markus BremersPress spokesman for action medeor Extensive aid Two days after the earthquakes, Markus Bremers traveled to the region to see the situation for himself. Together with local partners, action medeor was able to initiate the first relief measures just a few hours after the quake. And thanks to your donations, we are still working alongside the local people six months later! Our aid in figures: Six months after the quakes, action medeor, together with local partners: distributed around 70,000 hot meals financed 4,000 blankets and more than 10,000 hygiene kits provided hundreds of families with sleeping bags, stoves, winter and baby clothes reached more than 13,000 people with mobile health teams In a community tent set up by action medeor in the Turkish town of Islahiye, people are provided with hot meals every day. Mobile teams in Syrian camps are looking after people who need medical or psychological help. These are just two of many other aid measures. "The damage after a disaster like this cannot be repaired in a few weeks or months. It will take years. And many people will continue to need our support for that long," Markus Bremers reports . In our video, he shows you what we have been able to achieve with the help of your donations, what is planned for the upcoming months and tells you what gives him courage in times like these. Thank you We were only able to implement these and many other aid measures thanks to donors like you - thank you for your support! Your help is still needed! It will be months and years before the people in Syria and Turkey can return to their normal lives. We need your donations to be able to continue to support the people. We would be delighted if you would support the work of action medeor with your donation. Every donation is welcome and makes an important contribution!