{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"Many of us will be shocked by the scenes of devastation across southern T\u00FCrkiye (Turkey) and northern Syria, following two powerful earthquakes this week.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EWe extend our solidarity and support to the people of T\u00FCrkiye and northern Syria, including all Scouts and their families affected by these tragic events.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/19802/turkey-and-syria.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"altText":"Split photo, with a person holding a large Turkish flag on the left, and the back of a young person on the right, wearing a Scouts Syria necker.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EHow the disaster happened\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first earthquake, measuring 7.8 magnitude struck southern T\u00FCrkiye (Turkey) near the city of Gaziantep on Monday at 4:17am local time.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was followed at 1:24pm local time by a second earthquake, nearly as large (magnitude 7.7) that struck the Elbistan district, 80 miles north of Gaziantep.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to BBC figures on Thursday 9 February, more than 15,000 people have been reported dead in total, and more than 20,000 wounded. Nearly 6,000 buildings have collapsed leaving many families homeless.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver 24,000 emergency workers are supporting the search and rescue, and the UK is one of many countries sending international aid to the region.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EMessages of support from our Chief Scout\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur Chief Scout, Bear Grylls has written to the \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/19804/letter-for-tuerkiye-izcilik-federasyonu.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Bear Grylls\u0027  message of solidarity for the Scouts of T\u00FCrkiye\u0022\u003EChief Scout of T\u00FCrkiye\u003C/a\u003E and the \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/19803/letter-for-the-scouts-of-syria.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Bear Grylls\u0027 message of solidarity for the Scouts of Syria\u0022\u003EChief Scout of Syria\u003C/a\u003E to express his solidarity and condolence on behalf of UK Scouts at this incredibly challenging time.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Message of solidarity for the Scouts of T\u00FCrkiye","buttonLink":{"name":"Message of solidarity for the Scouts of T\u00FCrkiye","id":null,"url":"https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/19804/letter-for-tuerkiye-izcilik-federasyonu.pdf","newWindow":false,"target":"_blank"},"colour":{"value":"002f6c","label":"002f6c"},"alignment":"left"},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Message of solidarity for the Scouts of Syria","buttonLink":{"name":"Message of solidarity for the Scouts of 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data-anchor=\u0022?project=482\u0022\u003EWorld Scout Foundation\u0027s Emergency Response\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYou can donate to the \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/turkey-syria-earthquake-appeal\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022British Red Cross appeal\u0022\u003EBritish Red Cross\u00A0Turkey/Syria Earthquake Appeal\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYou can also donate to \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/emergency-response/turkey-syria-earthquake\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Save the Children appeal\u0022\u003ESave the Children\u2019s appeal\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003ESupport and resources for leaders\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVolunteers in Scouts can access a range of resources to help young people understand and respond to international crises and\u00A0seismic hazards and events like those that have hit T\u00FCrkiye and Syria.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHelping young people understand extreme weather, seismic hazards and events \u2013 \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/activities/when-disaster-strikes/\u0022 title=\u0022When disaster strikes\u0022\u003EWhen Disaster Strikes\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022/activities/disaster-stations/\u0022 title=\u0022Disaster stations\u0022\u003EDisaster Stations\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/running-your-section/programme-guidance/international-crises/\u0022 title=\u0022International crises\u0022\u003EInternational crises\u003C/a\u003E\u00A0\u2013 This provides an introduction for young people to understand how they can help leave the world in a better place than they found 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Taking part in this can help young people gain our\u00A0\u003Ca href=\u0022/staged-badges/community-impact/\u0022 title=\u0022Community Impact\u0022\u003ECommunity Impact Staged Activity Badge\u003C/a\u003E. Activities can also contribute to elements of other badges such as\u00A0\u003Ca href=\u0022/scouts/activity-badges/global-issues/\u0022 title=\u0022Global Issues\u0022\u003EScouts Global Issues Activity Badge\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen reflecting with Scouts, it\u2019s important to emphasise that qualities like resilience and compassion are just as important as practical skills in helping those affected by extreme weather and seismic hazards. They\u2019re also important in our everyday lives when we\u2019re having a hard time with difficult situations.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs global citizens, we can all do something to help others cope when extreme weather and seismic hazards occur. 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