IRC's second camp to be set up in Ercis

An official with the West Azarbaijan Governor's Office said Tuesday that the second camp of Iranian Red Crescent (IRC) will be pitched it the quake-stricken town of Ercis in the eastern Turkey.Javad Mahmoodi, who is in Ercis, said IRC will set up 465 tents in the camp to shelter the homeless people of the town. He said the camp will be set up within hours. IRC's first camp was pitched just hours after the earthquake on Sunday afternoon. Ercis, which is a town of 75,000 close to Iranian border, was the most devastated. IRC has already sent a convoy of aid to the province of Van in the east of Turkey containing tents, blankets, foodstuff, medicine, and fuel.