KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The Turkiye Embassy in Malaysia stated today that donations towards search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the recent earthquakes in Turkiye could also be given in Ringgit Malaysia via bank transfer to its official account number.
Donations will be quickly routed to official humanitarian agencies, according to the embassy.
Transactions can be made through:
Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
CIMB Bank (Account No: 8008447369)
Account Type: RM
Based on the latest official figures, more than 16,540 people were killed and 66,130 others were injured in 10 provinces of Turkiye so far following two strong quakes, with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 respectively, that jolted the southern region of the country Monday.
The powerful quake also devastated neighbouring Syria with nearly 1,347 people reportedly killed and over 2,295 others wounded. The effects of the earthquake were also reported to be felt in Cyprus and Lebanon.
On Tuesday, Turkiye declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 provinces, namely Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa, to ensure the search and rescue operations run smoothly.
— Bernama
