Valking group stated they goal to gather over $30,000 to ship help to the quake victims in Türkiye, Syria, and Lebanon through the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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A bunch of volunteers within the United Kingdom has began strolling from London to Cambridge to assist increase funds for earthquake victims in Türkiye, Syria, and Lebanon.
The 80-kilometre (50-mile) stroll, organised by a gaggle of seven as a part of “Walk 4 Hope,” will take roughly 24 hours.
The group began the stroll from exterior the East London Mosque and can accumulate donations through the journey on behalf of the Human Relief Foundation (HRF), which is able to distribute Ramadan packages to the earthquake victims in Türkiye, Syria, and Lebanon.
Speaking to Anadolu, Faisal Uddin, an HRF official, stated that he has personally witnessed the devastation that befell in Türkiye.
“We saw everything just crumbling down. It really hurt us deeply here. So, we couldn’t wait around to see what we can do. So, we flew out over there (to Türkiye),” he stated.
He stated that HRF managed to boost about £40,000 ($48,700) they usually went to Türkiye to assist in aid efforts.
Erdener Uysal, 58, a Turkish member of the strolling group, stated that they goal to gather over $30,000 to ship help to the quake victims through the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
The group is anticipated to reach at Cambridge Central Mosque on Saturday night.
On Saturday, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay introduced that the Death toll from Türkiye quakes have risen to 49,589, together with 6,807 foreigners.
Neighbouring Syria has additionally reported over 5,000 fatalities bringing the demise toll in each nations to no less than 55,000.
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Source: AA
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