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KAYO Request for donations to help the
Kurdish flood victims in Turkey
18.11.2006 |
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November 18, 2006
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. |
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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.
All donations should be mailed to the following
address:
KAYO (Flood Relief)
PO BOX 2154
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
UNITED STATES
Checks can be made payable to: “Kurdish American
Youth Organization”.
All donations in the USA will be tax-deductible.
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
http://www.kurdyouth.org
The use of the term "Kurdistan" is vigorously
rejected due to its alleged political implications
by the Republic of Turkey, which does not recognize
the existence of a "Turkish Kurdistan".
Others estimate as many as 40 million Kurds live in
Big Kurdistan (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia),
which covers an area as big as France, about half of
all Kurds which estimate to 20 million live in
Turkey.
The Kurdish flag flown officially in Iraqi Kurdistan but
unofficially flown by Kurds in Armenia. The flag is
banned in Iran, Syria, and Turkey where flying it is
a criminal offence"
Southeastern Turkey:
North Kurdistan (
Kurdistan-Turkey) wikipedia
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