Azerbaijani Embassy To Turkiye Urges Nationals To Stay Away From Quake Zone
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Fatima Hasanova read more The Azerbaijani embassy in Turkiye has appealed to Azerbaijani
nationals visiting or residing in Turkiye, Azernews reports per the
embassy.
The diplomatic mission advised Azerbaijani nationals to keep in
touch with the nation's diaspora activists and, in the event of
problems, to get in touch with the appropriate authorities in the
neighborhood of their residence right away.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reports that on
January 6, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake was felt in central Turkiye.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 26 kilometers from Gaziantep,
which has a population of about 1.06 million. The earthquake's
epicenter was located 7 km below the surface. According to
Turkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, three more
earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.4 to 6.6 shook the province of
Gaziantep in southeast Turkiye. According to Turkish Vice President
Fuat Oktay, the earthquake left 284 people dead and 2,383 injured.
Two Azerbaijani students were rescued from the rubble in Turkiye's
Kahramanmaras, according to information shared on social media
platforms.
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