Drawings by children in Switzerland to be delivered to Turkish peers in quake zone

By Muhammet İkbal Arslan

GENEVA (AA) - Drawings by a group of children in Switzerland will be delivered to their peers in Türkiye's quake-affected regions, according to the Turkish consul general in Geneva on Friday.

Ipek Zeytinoglu Ozkan told Anadolu that under the leadership of the Japan-based Kids Earth Fund, a group of children in Geneva, including Japanese kids, painted to support their peers in Türkiye.

The founder of the fund, Harumi Torii, delivered about 15 of the drawings to Ozkan.

Torii, who went to the earthquake region to convey the pictures to the children in Türkiye, said they made a similar initiative after the Golcuk quake in the country and said: "We will always be in cooperation and solidarity with the Turks."

Torri and his entourage also donated sleeping bags and tents for quake zones.

Ozkan, for her part, thanked Torii and all children who contributed to this initiative.

The Consulate General of Geneva continues its coordination efforts to deliver the aid collected by Turkish citizens in western Switzerland to the earthquake zones.

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes, which were centered in Türkiye's southern Kahramanmaras province, struck 10 other Turkish provinces — Hatay, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Adana, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Sanliurfa, and Elazig. Some 13.5 million people have been affected by the devastating tremors.

Several countries in the region, including Syria and Lebanon, also felt the earthquakes that struck in the space of fewer than 10 hours.

Condolences have poured in from around the world, expressing solidarity with Türkiye, with many countries sending rescue teams and aid.