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    Commentary: Yes, you can help the Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

    by Raksha Vasudevan, Los Angeles Times Feb 14, 2023 3 minutes
    Ruins of the Habib-i Neccar Mosque at Antakya in Hatay, Turkey, on Feb. 13, 2023.

    The Antakya I know is a cosmopolitan city in southern Turkey. Kurtuluş Caddesı, the city’s central avenue, is similar to streets in Los Angeles or Miami, lined with restaurants and palm trees, resonant with multiple languages. The city was devastated in the Feb. 6 earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria, killing more than 36,000 people to date. To now see the images of Antakya with its buildings and homes collapsed and its trees turned to wreckage is shocking, engendering a sense of despair and helplessness that is easy to give into.

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