11.   The Union Gospel Mission, which feeds and shelters the homeless, also has received some large donations from the high-tech community.

12.   Authorities both in Istanbul and Izmir, meanwhile, set up special centres to shelter the homeless from freezing temperatures.

13.   The rest of the appeal includes water and sanitation, funds for families who have sheltered the homeless and monitoring of volcanic and seismic activities.

14.   Relief teams had been sent to the affected areas and the homeless were being sheltered in public buildings and schools, she added.

15.   The authorities in Istanbul and Izmir set up special centres to shelter the homeless from freezing temperatures.