More than twenty thousands of people have been killed and many more injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Türkiye on Monday, just 50 miles from the Syrian border. Since the earthquake there have been hundreds of aftershocks. The strongest was 7.5 magnitude, adding to the devastation.

Many of the hardest-hit communities are in northwestern Syria, where people who have already been displaced several times by the ongoing conflict are among those whose homes were destroyed in the quakes. They are without adequate shelter, food and basic necessities as temperatures plunge well below freezing.

Even before this crisis, more than 15 million people in Syria were in need of humanitarian assistance. However, aid have efforts received less than half of the necessary funding.

Muslims4peace working with various international organizations to support this cause