(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 9. A plane carrying
humanitarian aid for the victims of the earthquake in Türkiye, sent
following the instructions of First Lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban
Aliyeva, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, landed at
Gaziantep Airport, trend reports.
Employees of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, sent to the
earthquake zone, will deliver humanitarian aid to those affected by
the disaster in Türkiye.
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 Türkiye. The campaign in support of the appeal
of the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan for humanitarian assistance in
the earthquake zone will last until February 14. During the
campaign, the volunteers of the 'Regional Development' Public Union
will collect the most currently needed supplies, pack them and
deliver them to fraternal Türkiye as soon as possible.
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, 12,873 people have been killed,
and 62,937 have got injured in the quake.