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Excavators with heavy equipment began clearing debris from some collapsed buildings in Ercis after searchers removed bodies and determined there were no other survivors. The 7.2-magnitude quake Sunday has killed at least 461 people and injured over 1,350.</div> </div> </div> <p>All Church members in the country — 221 members in four branches — are safe.</p> <div class="article_photo"> <div style="clear: both; margin-left:103px; width:306px"> <img src="/web/20111231050850im_/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/media/photos/6327852.jpg" alt=""/> <div class="credit">Associated Press</div> <div class="caption">Turkish rescuers continue to search for survivors trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building in Ercis, Van, eastern Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. </div> </div> </div> <p>Lynn Samsel, the Church's director of humanitarian emergency response, said local leaders are in communication with the Turkish government. Also, the Church is working with the Turkish Red Crescent to provide blankets — needed because of cold weather in the region.</p> <p>In addition to efforts in Turkey, the Church is responding to other disasters and emergencies around the world. Some of the efforts include:</p> <p>Thailand</p> <p>The Church sent food, water and other supplies to northern Thailand after runoffs from a tropical depression caused the worst flooding in the country's history. At least 75 percent of the provinces in the country were impacted; flooding displaced more than 2 million people. In addition, flooding severely damaged the infrastructure throughout the country, caused heavy losses in the farming and agriculture industry and left 2,300 schools submerged in water.</p> <p>The flooding, which began in September and still continues, affected 73 member families in the Pathumthani Thailand District and Bangkok North District. Church buildings in Ayutthaya and Lop Buri, Thailand, were sandbagged and received some damage.</p> <p>Responding to the disaster, local Church members assembled 2,400 food kits and 4,000 sanitation kits for members and others in the community affected by the floods. </p> <p>Brother Samsel said the Church continues to monitor the situation and will send additional aid as flood water reaches Bangkok. "We are going to provide blankets and clothing," Brother Samsel said.</p> <p>"We have provided an initial response," he said. "We will expand our relief efforts as area leaders determine."</p> <p>He said the Church is also making preparations to help the members in Bangkok. "We are making sure they are safe and prepared and have necessary food and other supplies," he said. </p> <p>Africa</p> <p>More than 13 million people in Eastern Africa need assistance due to severe drought and famine in the area. In response the Church is:</p> <div class="article_photo"> <div style="clear: both; margin-left:103px; width:306px"> <img src="/web/20111231050850im_/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/media/photos/6331009.jpg" alt=""/> <div class="credit">Intellectual Reserve, Inc.</div> <div class="caption">More than 700 youth and full-time missionaries gather at an LDS meetinghouse in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to assemble 5,000 hygiene kits for their fellow Ethiopians affected by severe drought and famine.</div> </div> </div> <p><p class="bullet-item">Working through partners to fund the purchase and distribution of food to 3,000 families living in camps in Mogadishu, Somalia.</p> <p><p class="bullet-item">Working to provide emergency water solutions to seven villages (14,000 people) and medications to 15 hospitals and clinics in the region of Gedo, Somalia, which borders Ethiopia.</p> <p><p class="bullet-item">Providing water tanks and platforms, water trucking services, sanitation supplies and hygiene training services to 15 villages (31,000 people) in Somali, Ethiopia. In addition, the Church is sending supplemental food to 8,700 malnourished children in 23 villages in the same region.</p> <p><p class="bullet-item">Providing nutrition centers and sanitation facilities to 64,000 Somali refugees living in the Dollo Ado camps in Ethiopia.</p> <p><p class="bullet-item">Working with partner organizations in Kenya to provide medical care and food to 90,000 refugees.</p> <p><p class="bullet-item">Donating five containers of Atmit — nutritional porridge formulated by LDS Charities — to be distributed to approximately 20,000 drought victims in Uganda. </p> <p>Brother Samsel said local Church members in Africa have assembled 5,000 hygiene kits for families in refugee camps. Long term they hope to help villages in the famine-stricken area by providing birkats — structures that capture and store rain water that can be used in the dry season, he said.</p> <p>Philippines</p> <p>Two typhoons struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon the last week of September — impacting hundreds of thousands and causing widespread damage to several provinces north of Manila. The damage to infrastructure and agriculture as a result of the disaster is expected to exceed $200 million.</p> <p>All missionaries are safe and accounted for. Local leaders are continuing efforts to account for all Church members in the region.</p> <p>Many Church member homes were damaged or destroyed in the typhoons; several Church buildings in the affected area were used as shelters for members and others.</p> <p>Brother Samsel said the Church is continuing to "work with the government and Catholic Relief to provide food and clothing there."</p> <p>Japan</p> <p>In the seven months since a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan, more than 18,000 Church members have volunteered more than 160,000 hours to help victims of the disaster, which left 15,547 people dead, displaced thousands and destroyed more than 551,000 homes, according to the National Police Agency. To date more than 5,000 people remain missing.</p> <p>Immediately after the disaster, the Church sent water, food, blankets and fuel to the disaster zone.</p> <p>In addition, the Church donated funds to each of the three prefectures impacted most by the disaster and to the Red Cross. Funds were also used to purchase eye glasses for the many who lost their prescription glasses in the tsunami. </p> <p>In May the Church donated five vans to the city of Onagawa. The vans are now being used to transport villagers for shopping, to visit public baths and to see their doctors. </p> <p>Today efforts are underway to help the fishing and agriculture industry in the country, said Brother Samsel. For example, the Church provided the Miyagi Prefecture Fishing Cooperative with an ice maker and other supplies.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111231050850/mailto:sarah@desnews.com">sarah@desnews.com</a></p> <script type="text/javascript"> var storyID = 61618; </script> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature_col"> <div class="sidebar"> <h3> <a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/">This Week's News Articles</a> </h3> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/61864/President-Monson-is-listed-among-Gallup-Polls-ten-most-admired-men.html">President Monson is listed among Gallup Poll's ten most admired men</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/61863/New-Years-Eve-events-at-Temple-Square.html">New Year's Eve events at Temple Square</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/61856/The-first-Christmas.html">The first Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/61861/For-the-Strength-of-Youth-booklet-updated-with-additional-counsel.html">For the Strength of Youth booklet updated with additional counsel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/61860/Elder-Ronald-A-Rasband-Christmas-morning-tour.html">Elder Ronald A. 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Spafford from 1947-1956, and... </p> </div> </div> <div id="historic-list-5" style="display:none;"> <div class="feature-headline"> <h4 style="color:#1F4466;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;margin:5px 0px 0px;"><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/22350/By-these-things-we-know.html">'By these things we know'</a></h4> <span style="font-style:italic; color:#666666;">Published: Saturday, Jan. 4, 1992</span> </div> <div class="feature-text"> <p style="margin-top:5px;"> Information on this page is excerpted from an address that Monte S. Nyman delivered at the 1991 Sydney B. Sperry Symposium on the Book of Mormon at BYU. The information is used with the... </p> </div> </div> <div id="historic-list-6" style="display:none;"> <div class="feature-headline"> <h4 style="color:#1F4466;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;margin:5px 0px 0px;"><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/22633/1992-gospel-doctrine-study-guide.html">1992 gospel doctrine study guide</a></h4> <span style="font-style:italic; color:#666666;">Published: Saturday, Jan. 4, 1992</span> </div> <div class="feature-text"> <p style="margin-top:5px;"> The following questions are from the Suggested Reading Schedule and Scripture Study Guide for Sunday School Gospel Doctrine classes: Lesson 1 - What are the main purposes of the Book of... </p> </div> </div> <div id="historic-list-7" style="display:none;"> <div class="feature-headline"> <h4 style="color:#1F4466;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;margin:5px 0px 0px;"><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/22153/BYU-Hawaii-grads-urged-to-learn-share.html">BYU-Hawaii grads urged to learn, share</a></h4> <span style="font-style:italic; color:#666666;">Published: Saturday, Jan. 4, 1992</span> </div> <div class="feature-text"> <p style="margin-top:5px;"> Brigham Young University-Hawaii graduates were urged during fall semester commencement ceremonies Dec. 14 to commit themselves to a philosophy of lifelong learning, gratitude for opportunities,... </p> </div> </div> <div id="historic-list-8" style="display:none;"> <div class="feature-headline"> <h4 style="color:#1F4466;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;margin:5px 0px 0px;"><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/20806/Managing-money-brings-financial-strength.html">Managing money brings financial strength</a></h4> <span style="font-style:italic; color:#666666;">Published: Saturday, Dec. 28, 1991</span> </div> <div class="feature-text"> <p style="margin-top:5px;"> Being financially responsible means considering both the short-term and long-term aspects of finances. Managing these two areas helps build not only financial strength, but also helps keep us... </p> </div> </div> <div id="historic-list-9" style="display:none;"> <div class="feature-headline"> <h4 style="color:#1F4466;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;margin:5px 0px 0px;"><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/21592/Great-rewards-can-be-found-from-a-clean-investment.html">Great rewards can be found from a 'clean' investment</a></h4> <span style="font-style:italic; color:#666666;">Published: Saturday, Dec. 28, 1991</span> </div> <div class="feature-text"> <p style="margin-top:5px;"> We are in perfect practice to handle this resolution. We've made it enough times (the first of the year and about 20 or so times during the year), but somehow the soil and stuff simply surges... </p> </div> </div> <div id="historic-list-10" style="display:none;"> <div class="feature-headline"> <h4 style="color:#1F4466;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;margin:5px 0px 0px;"><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/22799/Sacred-scripture-is-the-one-source-of-continual-power.html">Sacred scripture is the one source of continual power</a></h4> <span style="font-style:italic; color:#666666;">Published: Saturday, Jan. 4, 1992</span> </div> <div class="feature-text"> <p style="margin-top:5px;"> "In troubled times like we have right now, the one source of continual power - the source of great answers - is the Book of Mormon, which was written for every era, but particularly applies to us... </p> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> </div>  <div id="gallery"> <h3><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/gallery/">Recent Photo Galleries</a></h3> <ul> <li> <div class="photo"> <a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/gallery/61868/Year-in-review-Looking-back-on-2011.html"> <img style="width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="/web/20111231050850im_/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/media/photos/5396206.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </div> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/gallery/61868/Year-in-review-Looking-back-on-2011.html">Year in review: Looking back on 2011</a> </div> </li> <li> <div class="photo"> <a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/gallery/61874/Holy-houses.html"> <img style="width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="/web/20111231050850im_/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/media/photos/966022.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </div> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/gallery/61874/Holy-houses.html">Holy houses</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="left_col">  <ul class="leftnav"> <li><a href="/web/20111231050850/http://www.ldschurchnews.com/people/1/Thomas-S-Monson.html">Thomas S. 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