Sting Instagram – #Repost @trudiestyler ・・・ Following yesterday’s tragic earthquakes in northern Syria and southern Turkey, it is reported this morning that more than 5,000 people have lost their lives and tens of thousands are injured. These figures will undoubtedly continue to rise. A huge international aid effort has already begun as rescuers in both countries race to save people trapped beneath rubble, working in freezing temperatures. Most vulnerable in any disaster are always the children – those who have lost their homes and are sleeping rough, those separated from their families and those still trapped in the debris and unable to escape. Agencies have been quick to respond. @Unicef_UK are already desperately trying to reach vulnerable children with food, water and shelter. MSF @doctorswithoutborders are providing urgent field treatment in makeshift hospitals and providing medical supplies to local health facilities and any hospitals that are still standing. They say needs are very high in northern Syria, where vulnerable populations have been struggling after years of war. This catastrophe will demand an international aid effort on a vast scale. @theofficialsting and I are supporting both MSF and Unicef, safe in the knowledge that these agencies will reach the people and communities most in need. Photographer credit: Elifaysenurbay | Credit: AP Update from MSF: “We are very shocked and saddened by the impact of this disaster on the thousands of people touched by it, including our colleagues and their families”, says Sebastien Gay, MSF Head of Mission in Syria.