'James Bond' Galang Dana Rp1.8 Trillion For Turkish Earthquake Victims

Illustration of the impact of the earthquake in Turkey. (Wikimedia Commons/European Commission/Barbaros Kayan)

JAKARTA - British actor Daniel Craig helped raise more than 100 million pounds, or around Rp. 1,838,705,772,000 in donation, to help those affected by the earthquake centered in Kahramanmara totaling, which claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria.

When he bid farewell to his iconic role as 'James Bond' in his fifth and final film appearance, Craig issued a thank you message to all those who have contributed.

The funds raised will be used to help those affected by the disaster. Craig's support is very important in encouraging the success of these fundraising efforts.

The 54-year-old actor, in collaboration with the Disaster's Emergency Committee (DEC), which brings together fourteen charities in Britain, announced that donations have been collected since the first day of the disaster.

"The response of the people who are generous towards the DEC appeal for earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey is very touching," Craig said in his speech, launching Daily Sabah on February 26.

"Earthquakes last in seconds, but as a result it will last for years. Since I recorded the broadcast of the call, the number of people confirmed dead or injured has increased to tens of thousands of people," he bitterly said.

"Hospitals, schools and businesses have been in ruins, and hundreds of thousands of people have lost their homes in frozen winter conditions. Please do what you can to help them by supporting DEC's appeal," Craig urged.

As of early March, the death toll in Turkey as a result of a devastating earthquake last month had risen to 45,089 people, according to the Emergency and Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll including in Syria to around 51,000, as reported by Reuters.

More than 160,000 buildings in Turkey, including about 520,000 apartments collapsed or were badly damaged in the disaster, which is the worst disaster in the country's modern history.

About two million people have been displaced from the region, which has been hit by more than 11,000 aftershocks since the first earthquake, AFAD said in a statement.