A man helping sort aid for the Turkey earthquake says nine of his relatives died in the disaster but has praised the community response - as UK groups urgently drive collections for survivors. In Leicester, Sefa Demirci is among those who have been helping load supplies outside a Turkish community centre - it's had hundreds of donations from around the city and across the Midlands. The community aid efforts come as nearly £33m was raised by the UK Disasters Emergency Committee appeal in its first day - with James Bond star Daniel Craig fronting a TV appeal. "And it's not just the Turkish community - [it's] a lot of the schools around the area - primary schools, secondary schools and charities." There will be a special programme called Disaster Zone: The Turkey-Syria Earthquake on Sky News on Friday evening at 9.30pm
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