(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7 . In accordance
with the instructions of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, two
more planes with aid cargo as part of the assistance to the
Ministry of Emergency Situations are heading to Türkiye to
eliminate the consequences of a strong earthquake, trend reports.
One of the aircrafts will carry a mobile field hospital of the
Ministry of Emergency Situations with all kinds of medical
equipment. The mobile hospital, consisting of 4 functional blocks -
reception and distribution, laboratory, surgical and resuscitation,
3 auxiliary containers and 3 modules, is provided with appropriate
conditions for examination, operations and treatment of seriously
wounded and sick people. The Ministry's professional medical staff
will work in the mobile field hospital. The hospital is equipped
with all necessary medicines and preparations.
The second plane will carry tents, bedding, heaters and other
equipment to accommodate people affected by the earthquake.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Türkiye on
the morning of 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. As a result of the earthquake
that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon,
Egypt, and Cyprus.
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