Turkey-Syria earthquake: how London is helping

<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/earthquake-appeal-turkey-syria-disaster-emergency-committee-saleh-saeed-b1059001.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fourteen charities have teamed up to fundraise for Turkey &amp; Syria</a>. Government’s pledge to match-fund up to £5 million. How Londoners have been “absolutely amazing” in offering donations. Our Political Correspondent Rachael Burford explains the details behind the earthquake appeal, and <a href="https://twitter.com/maspatel01" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mas Patel</a> from <a href="https://abdullahaid.org.uk/projects/Turkey/turkey-earthquake-appeal-/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abdullah Aid </a>discusses how they’re supporting survivors. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Earthquake Appeal explained</li><li>How long will it take Turkey &amp; Syria to recover?</li><li>Is the government’s £5 million match-fund enough?</li><li>How Abdullah Aid are contributing to the humanitarian effort</li><li>Londoners’ response to the disaster</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>