(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Fatima Hasanova read more As instructed by Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
presidential planes were dispatched to earthquake-stricken regions,
Azernews reports per Turkish media.
The Turkish Presidential Administration has dispatched two
planes to the earthquake zone to aid with search, rescue, and
medical operations.
One of the planes assigned to the search and rescue and medical
teams to work in the earthquake zone was flown to Adiyaman by
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's order and the other plane to
Kahramanmaras.
Planes are carrying medical professionals from the Turkish
Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), including
cardiologists, general surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons,
neurosurgeons, orthopedists, obstetricians, nurses, and technical
staff.
The planes will also transport food, clothing, generators, and
medical supplies to the disaster zones. When they get back, they'll
transport the earthquake victims to Ankara.
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.
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