Members of the Syrian and Turkish communities in Yorkshire react to the devastating earthquakes.
More than 11,000 people were killed when the earthquake struck early on Monday morning
Yasin Mikyas, who runs a cafe in Shipley, West Yorkshire, said his customers had been donating money to help."The people there are suffering a lot, especially my family," he said. About 12 hours later, a second powerful tremor hit further north with a magnitude of 7.5, and its epicentre was in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras province.Emine Kaya from the Hull Turkish Education Society said that, within hours of the news breaking, people had arrived at the centre with donations of supplies, including clothing and blankets.
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