Azerbaijan, Baku, March 9 /Trend M.Aliyev/
The Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan has collected and transferred $40,000 for the victims of the earthquake in the Turkish region of Van, in October last year, the head of the society Novruz Aslanov told reporters on Friday.
Aslanov noted that one organization that assisted provide $7 thousand and an anonymous person - $5 thousand.
About $40 thousand were collected last year in the frame of "Help Somalia," campaign. But there wasn't such activity during the campaign to help the Philippines, Aslanov added.
The Red Crescent Society has collected more money in 2011compared to previous years, Aslanov said.