(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. Rescuers from Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management
Presidency (AFAD) and Azerbaijan's Ministry of Emergency Situations
have begun search and rescue operations in an 8-story building in
the province of Kahramanmaras in Southeastern Türkiye, trend reports via TRT
Haber.
According to the source, rescue dogs of the
Cynological Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of
Azerbaijan - Juna and Luna - help rescuers in search
operations.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit southeastern
Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of
seven kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province.
The provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya,
Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana and Kahramanmaras were
subjected to severe destruction.
The quake's epicenter was located 26 km away from the
city of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.
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, 3,549 people were killed, 20,534 people were injured,
and 5,775 buildings were destroyed.
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