The century-old earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, causing heavy casualties.

(AFP; synthesized by this newspaper)

[Reporter Lu Yixuan/Taipei Report] The strong earthquake disaster in Turkey continues to expand. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that the donation to the Turkish government for disaster relief has increased from US$200,000 to US$2 million (approximately NT$60 million) to further help the Turkish government. Resettle the victims so that the people in the disaster area can resume their daily life as soon as possible.

In addition, in response to Chinese people's concern about the disaster situation in Turkey, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also opened domestic and foreign donation accounts today to benefit Chinese people to donate money. Regarding the use of special funds, it will be explained to the public in due course; depending on the needs of recovery, the Chinese government will also cooperate with domestic and foreign NGOs Collaborate to provide supplies.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again appeals to all Chinese living in Turkey or traveling on business trips in Turkey to continue to be vigilant, maintain their own safety, and pay attention to aftershocks that may occur at any time.

If you need assistance in an emergency, you can call the emergency contact number of our representative office in Turkey: +90-532-322-7162, or contact the emergency contact center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 0800-085-095 to obtain necessary assistance.

Foreign Ministry donation account:

1. Domestic:


(1) Remittance by financial institutions, account number 270750 "Central Bank Treasury Bureau", account name "Ministry of Health and Welfare Disaster Relief Special Account".


(2) Postal transfer method, transfer account number 50269506, account name "Ministry of Health and Welfare Disaster Relief Special Account".

2. Overseas: The


account number for foreign donations is 007-09-11868-0 "Mega International Commercial Bank Overseas Department", and the account name is "Ministry of Health and Welfare Disaster Relief Special Account".

For all donations, please indicate the designated purpose as: "Turkey Earthquake Disaster Project", and state the donor's name, phone number and receipt delivery address in the blank space, and fax to 02-85906065 to facilitate delivery of the receipt.

The contact number for donation is 02-85906640.

The century-old earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, causing heavy casualties.

(Reuters)