Azerbaijan Evacuates Over 200 Citizens From Quake-Hit Regions Of Turkiye
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Sabina Mammadli read more Since yesterday, a total of 201 Azerbaijani citizens, including
3-4 Turkish citizens, have been evacuated from quake-hit regions of
Turkiye, Azernews reports per the Foreign Ministry.
'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,' the statement said.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Turkiye on
the morning of February 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. Further, three more quakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6
rocked Gaziantep province in south-eastern Turkiye. As a result of
the earthquake that hit Turkiye, strong tremors were also felt in
Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
At the moment of writing this article, the overall death toll in
Turkiye has risen to 7,108 with 38,224 injured.
Azerbaijan was the first country to provide assistance to
Turkiye immediately after the earthquake.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations is continuing to send
humanitarian aid and rescuers to Turkiye.
Azerbaijani rescuers are currently working in the Turkish
quake-hit regions.
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Sabina Mammadli is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
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