South Bay students rally to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

Syrian American Khadija Masri holds a Syrian opposition flag in a hall at her school, Santa Clara High on Feb. 28, 2023. The sophomore is raising funds for earthquake relief in Syria and Turkey and hoping to raise awareness of the crisis. (Khadeejah Khan/Mosaic)

Editor’s Note: This article was written for Mosaic Vision, an independent journalism training program for high school students who report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists.

After a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, killing more than 50,000 people, many high school students in the South Bay felt its impact.

“So many

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