(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov read more In keeping with the instruction of First Lady of Azerbaijan,
President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva, a
special plane carrying humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in
Turkiye landed at the Gaziantep airport.
Elvin Aslanov, a representative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,
told reporters at the airport that the employees of the foundation
sent to the earthquake-hit regions will deliver humanitarian aid to
the affected citizens in Turkiye.
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation has sent 36 tons of humanitarian
aid to people affected by the earthquake, including various medical
supplies, equipment, medicines, oxygen masks, filtration systems,
dressings, corsets for the spine, stretchers and other equipment,
as well as warm clothing and tents.
At the same time, the Regional Development Public Union of the
Heydar Aliyev Foundation launched a humanitarian aid campaign in
support of fraternal Turkiye. The campaign in support of the appeal
of the Turkiye Embassy in Azerbaijan for humanitarian assistance in
the earthquake zone will last until February 14. During the
campaign, the Regional Development Public Union volunteers will
collect the most currently needed supplies, pack them and deliver
them to fraternal Turkiye as soon as possible.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reports that on
January 6, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit central Turkiye. The
epicenter of the earthquake was 26 kilometers off Gaziantep with a
population of about 1.06 million. The earthquake's epicenter was
located 7 km below the surface. According to Turkiye's Disaster and
Emergency Management Authority, three more earthquakes with
magnitudes of 6.4 to 6.6 shook the province of Gaziantep in
southeastern Turkiye.
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