(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. Turkish Airlines
operated 80 flights, bringing 11,780 volunteers to the earthquake
zone, said Director General of the company Bilal Ekşi in his social
media, trend reports.
'At the invitation of AFAD [Turkish Disaster and Emergency
Management Authority], a total of 11,780 of our volunteer citizens
were delivered to Adana, Gaziantep, Adiyaman and Urfa by 80 flights
this morning by 07:00. With all our might, we continue to operate
flights from Istanbul, Izmir, and Ankara airports to send
professional search and rescue teams and everything necessary to
the earthquake zone. Flights to the earthquake zone will continue
today,' he said.
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.
According to the latest data, as a result of the earthquake,
3,419 people were killed, 20,534 people were injured, and 5,775
buildings were destroyed.
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