(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. Azerbaijani
citizens continue to collect aid for the victims of the earthquake
in Türkiye, trend reports from the scene.
Donations are collected at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert
Complex located on Tbilisi Avenue in Baku.
Yesterday, the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan and the
Consulate General in Nakhchivan appealed for help to Azerbaijani
citizens. Later on, the aid collection point had been organized at
the 'Dogtas' furniture store (27 Babak Avenue) in Baku.
In Nakhchivan, the gathering has been organized in the
building of the Consulate General at the following address: 17
Heydar Aliyev Ave., Nakhchivan.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit southeastern
Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7
kilometers in the Pazarcik region (Kahramanmaras Province). The
provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman,
Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, and Kahramanmaras were hit the
most.
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 3 more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked
Gaziantep province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a result, strong
tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
According to the latest data, as a result of the
earthquake, 8,574 people were killed, 49,133 people were
injured.
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