(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 6. Operational
headquarter has been established in the Azerbaijani Embassy in
connection with the earthquake that hit Türkiye's Kahramanmaraş and
other adjacent provinces, trend reports via the embassy.
The operational headquarter is identifying Azerbaijani citizens
affected by the earthquake. It is in constant interaction with the
operational headquarters established in the Consulates General of
Azerbaijan in Istanbul and Kars.
The Embassy of Azerbaijan in Türkiye maintains communication
with the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Disaster And
Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), other state bodies of
Türkiye, as well as with the head of the delegation of the Ministry
of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan, who arrived in Türkiye to
provide assistance and determine the presence of Azerbaijani
citizens among the victims of the earthquake.
The embassy's hotline receives appeals from Azerbaijani citizens
and their relatives living and temporarily staying in Türkiye. One
embassy employee is responsible for each region where an earthquake
occurred. In addition, all applications are systematized. The
embassy studies all the information received. There are certain
data on citizens who have been injured and whose homes have fallen
into disrepair. When the number of victims is determined, detailed
information will be provided.
Affected Azerbaijani citizens or persons who have any
information about Azerbaijani citizens are asked to contact the
embassy via the hotline +90 535 577 61 68.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central
Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023, according to the European-Mediterranean
Seismological Center. The quake's epicenter was located 26 km away
from the city of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.
The source of the earthquake was 7 km below the surface.
Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority
said that three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked
Gaziantep province in south-eastern Türkiye.
President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip
Erdogan said that 912 people were killed and 5,385 got injured in
the quake.
As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong
tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
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