(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. The
historically established brotherhood between Azerbaijan and Türkiye
is unbreakable and is an example for other countries, trend reports.
The news of numerous human casualties and destruction
as a result of the devastating earthquake that struck Türkiye on
February 6 has deeply saddened the Azerbaijani community.
The rescue forces of Azerbaijan's Ministry of
Emergency Situations, numbering 400 people, were dispatched to
Türkiye yesterday in accordance with the instructions of
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The rescue forces have already
begun the rescue operations.
Today, upon the instructions of the head of state, two
planes of humanitarian aid departed for Türkiye in order to
eliminate the consequences of the strong earthquake. One of the
planes had a fully equipped field hospital of the Ministry of
Emergency Situations, while the other had tents to accommodate
people affected by the earthquake, bedding, heaters, and other
equipment.
Azerbaijan, during these difficult times, just as
always, stands with Türkiye, assisting the victims of the
earthquake. The Azerbaijani people have always been and will always
be with the fraternal Türkiye. During the 44-day second Karabakh
war, Azerbaijan once again witnessed the significance of the
alliance between the two countries.
The signing of the document on an alliance between the
two fraternal countries in Shusha demonstrates this alliance to the
world. The Azerbaijani society and the state share the grief that
fraternal Türkiye is going through now and support it by all
possible means.
The two countries consider it their fraternal duty and
responsibility to help each other.
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. Türkiye has declared seven days
of national mourning.
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