BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. In accordance
with the order of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the
subsequent search and rescue group of the Ministry of Emergency
Situations shall be despatched to Türkiye to eradicate the implications of
the robust earthquake occurred within the brotherly nation, Trend stories, citing the
press service of the ministry.
Thus, humanitarian help, which shall be despatched by airplane and particular
transport of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, will embody
tents, bedding units, heaters, tables, chairs and different gear to
accommodate individuals affected by the destruction.
A search and rescue group of the Ministry of Emergency
Situations shall be despatched on one other plane. Currently,
preparations are underway to ship humanitarian cargo and
rescuers.
An earthquake with a magnitude of seven.7 hit southeastern Türkiye
on Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven
kilometers within the Pazarcik area of Kahramanmaras Province. The
provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman,
Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, and Kahramanmaras have been subjected to
extreme destruction.
The quake’s epicenter was positioned 26 km away from town of
Gaziantep with a inhabitants of about 1.06 million.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority stated that
three extra earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep
province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a results of the earthquake
that hit Türkiye, robust tremors have been additionally felt in Syria, Lebanon,
Egypt, and Cyprus.
According to the newest knowledge, because of the earthquake,
5,434 individuals have been killed, 31,777 individuals have been injured, and 5,775
buildings have been destroyed.