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SoCal Residents Gather Donations For People Affected By Devastating Earthquakes In Turkey-Syria

"We are so concerned about this situation," said Irvine resident Suha Ari, during a phone call with a childhood friend in the disaster.

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February 8, 2023

For the last 24 hours, a van and 4 cars have been driving around Orange and Los Angeles Counties gathering donations for people impacted by the massive earthquakes on the Turkey-Syria border.

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The Turkish American owners of Bakkalm, a business that delivers ethnic food and ingredients locally, are focusing on doing their part to help those who are suffering.

This is just one way how many across Southern California are trying to help the thousands of people affected by the destructive earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday morning.

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