Recently, you must have heard about the heart-breaking news in Turkey and other areas nearby. Turkish authorities say some 13.5 million people have been affected in an area spanning roughly 280 miles from Adana in the west to Diyarbakir in the east, and 180 miles from Malatya in the north to Hatay in the south.

Islamic Relief's Birmingham office reported that the period following the disaster was its busiest for donations. Bashir Mahyub remarked, "It's really fantastic to see communities come together." Islamic Relief shops in towns and cities around the UK will receive the garment contributions, according to the charity's regional fundraiser. The proceeds from the sale of used and recyclable goods support Islamic Relief initiatives, particularly the earthquake appeal. “This is fantastic, but right now we need medical supplies, hygiene kits, blankets, tents, and food, he said.”

Salah Aboulgasem, a colleague of Mr. Mahyub's from Northfield, Birmingham, has travelled to Turkey to assist the charity's work there.

"I've been working for Islamic Relief for 15 years," he said. "I've been to many war zones, I've seen firsthand many disasters, and this is up there as being one of the worst. "It's unbelievable, the scale and severity of damage," he said. "Everywhere you look it's huge and there's devastation everywhere." Mr Mahyub said the scale of the disaster was difficult to comprehend. "It's really shocked me," he said.

"The past 24 hours have been really, really tough," he added, with the charity fielding numerous calls and collecting dozens of donations.

"But what happens afterwards when you're driving the car and you have that moment, you start digesting what's happening, and it's very, very difficult to comprehend."