BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. A complete
of 201 Azerbaijani residents, together with 3-4 Turkish residents, have
been evacuated from earthquake-hit Türkiye since yesterday,
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Trend.
“The evacuees are being transported by buses to the
border with Georgia. These are residents, primarily from Gaziantep,
Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kahramanmaras, and Elazig. We hold
working. The variety of evacuation flights that will likely be carried out
throughout today depends upon the lists,” mentioned the assertion.
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 had been
subjected to extreme destruction.
The quake’s epicenter was positioned 26 km away from the
metropolis of Gaziantep with a inhabitants of about 1.06 million.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority
mentioned 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, sturdy tremors had been additionally felt in
Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
According to the most recent knowledge, because of the
earthquake, 5,894 folks had been killed, 34,810 folks had been injured,
and 5,894 buildings had been destroyed.
On the primary day of the catastrophe, in accordance with
the directions of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, rescuers of
the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan numbering 420
folks, had been dispatched to Türkiye in an effort to assist search and
rescue operations.
On Feb. 7, a cell subject hospital of the Ministry of
Emergency Situations and a staff of 41 specialists had been additionally despatched to
Türkiye. The subsequent airplane introduced tents to accommodate folks
affected by the earthquake, blankets, and heaters, in addition to three
containers for a cell subject hospital.
In addition, on the directions of the First Lady of
Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Mehriban
Aliyeva, the muse is sending humanitarian support to the
fraternal nation.
On Feb. 8, a complete of 13 special-purpose autos with
humanitarian support of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of
Azerbaijan headed to Türkiye.The humanitarian support contains 260
tents to accommodate the victims of the destruction, 300 beds, 2
high-power turbines, 8,000 units of garments, 20,000 pairs of
socks, 350 tables, 1,000 chairs, 5,000 towels, and different fundamental
requirements.
Moreover, one other airplane with humanitarian support from the
Ministry of Emergency Situations was despatched to the fraternal nation.
The humanitarian support contains 115 tents, 140 beds, 1,448 blankets,
90 heaters, 300 tables, 1,000 chairs, 2,000 towels, and different
requirements.