(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Sabina Mammadli read more Azerbaijan has evacuated a total of 10 children, six boys, and
four girls, from quake-hit areas in Turkiye, Head of the Health
Organization Department of health Ministry Aynura Zeynalova
said.
A. Zeynalova emphasized that among the children, twelve adults,
making up six families in total, arrived in Azerbaijan, where they
were taken to medical institutions on February 10.
'The youngest was born eight days ago, and the oldest is 14
years old. The persons admitted to the Pediatric Research Institute
were placed in the wards designated for them, and complex
laboratory and instrumental examinations have begun, which are
already nearing completion,' the official noted.
In this regard, representatives of the ministry visited patients
who are being treated at the Institute of Pediatrics and inquired
about their state of health and the rehabilitation process.
She added that upon completion of the checkups, the children,
together with their parents, will be placed in a social shelter
under Azerbaijan's Labor and Social Protection Ministry.
Further, the official recalled that in accordance with the
instructions of the Azerbaijani president, medical institutions
located in Baku and other cities, as well as in the Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic, were prepared in advance for the treatment of
victims of the earthquake in Turkiye. For this purpose, 2,000 beds
have been allocated in medical institutions.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 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.
At the moment of writing, the death toll in Turkiye is 31,643
with 93,000 injured.
Azerbaijan was the first country to provide assistance to
Turkiye immediately after the earthquake.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations is continuing to send
humanitarian aid and rescuers to Turkiye.
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Sabina Mammadli is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
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