(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. A total
of 201 Azerbaijani citizens, including 3-4 Turkish citizens, have
been evacuated from earthquake-hit Türkiye since yesterday,
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told trend .
'The evacuees are being transported by buses to the
border with Georgia. These are citizens, mainly from Gaziantep,
Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kahramanmaras, and Elazig. We keep
working. The number of evacuation flights that will be carried out
during this day depends on the lists,' said the statement.
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, 5,894 people were killed, 34,810 people were injured,
and 5,894 buildings were destroyed.
On the first day of the disaster, in accordance with
the instructions of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, rescuers of
the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan numbering 420
people, were dispatched to Türkiye in order to support search and
rescue operations.
On Feb. 7, a mobile field hospital of the Ministry of
Emergency Situations and a team of 41 specialists were also sent to
Türkiye. The next plane brought tents to accommodate people
affected by the earthquake, blankets, and heaters, as well as three
containers for a mobile field hospital.
In addition, on the instructions of the First Lady of
Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Mehriban
Aliyeva, the foundation is sending humanitarian aid to the
fraternal country.
On Feb. 8, a total of 13 special-purpose vehicles with
humanitarian aid of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of
Azerbaijan headed to Türkiye.The humanitarian aid includes 260
tents to accommodate the victims of the destruction, 300 beds, 2
high-power generators, 8,000 sets of clothes, 20,000 pairs of
socks, 350 tables, 1,000 chairs, 5,000 towels, and other basic
necessities.
Moreover, another plane with humanitarian aid from the
Ministry of Emergency Situations was sent to the fraternal country.
The humanitarian aid includes 115 tents, 140 beds, 1,448 blankets,
90 heaters, 300 tables, 1,000 chairs, 2,000 towels, and other
necessities.
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