The Kurdish American Youth Organization (KAYO), with the help of the Kurdish communities in North America, has initiated an effort to provide assistance to the Kurdish flood victims in Turkey.

Flash floods caused by torrential rain hit the country this month with the most serious damage to the cities of Diyarbakir (Amed) and Batman. The Dicle News Agency has reported that the current death toll as a result of the flood is at least 40 in the impoverished regions. According to the Milliyet, this is a result of the “shoddy construction and creaking infrastructure” in these regions. Since then, many homes have collapsed and thousands of people have been dislocated as a result. The Diyarbakir Physicians Chamber has also warned against infectious diseases resulting from the mixture of waste water into drinking water. The cities’ mayors have called for help from both international relief organizations and the Turkish government, but so far all help has been minimal.

KAYO is accepting monetary donations in support of flood relief efforts to help the people affected by the flooding. We, the Kurdish American Youth, ask for your help in the form of donations so that we may proceed in helping the victims.

 

Collections for this fund relief have now ended.
The Kurdish American Youth Organization thanks all those who contributed to this effort.

 

For more information or regarding any questions or concerns, you may contact:

Goran Sadjadi at gsadjadi@kurdyouth.org, or Sheinei Saleem at sheinei@kurdyouth.org