Donors pledge $7.5 billion for Turkiye, Syria after quake
BRUSSELS: The European Union and international donors on Monday pledged seven billion euros ($7.5 billion) to help Turkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the neighboring countries last month.
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU’s executive arm, said 3.3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) of the total amount will be raised by the 27-nation bloc.
![People carry food on a muddy path next to tents donated by Turkish Turk Kizilay humanitarian organization, following floods in southeastern Turkey. (File/AFP) People carry food on a muddy path next to tents donated by Turkish Turk Kizilay humanitarian organization, following floods in southeastern Turkey. (File/AFP)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2023/03/20/3734991-933971425.jpg)