(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 9. Following the
instructions of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, relief
measures are underway to support earthquake-affected people in
Türkiye, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told trend .
The necessary medical supplies from the ministry's Medical
Department reserve have been sent in support of earthquake
victims.
A total of 15-ton cargo consisting of blood substitutes,
antibiotics, bandages, surgical sutures, disinfectants, as well as
other medical supplies were sent to Türkiye with the involvement of
the management staff of the Medical Department.
Upon President Ilham Aliyev's order, medical personnel of the
Azerbaijani Army are providing aid to the quake victims in the
Kahramanmaras field hospital.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake 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 the severe
destruction.
The quake's epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of
Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.
Following the latest data, 16,170 people have been killed, and
64,194 have got injured in the quake.
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