BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. Azerbaijani
individuals, together with entrepreneurs, proceed accumulating assist for the
earthquake-affected residents of Türkiye, President of Azerbaijan’s
National Confederation of Entrepreneurs Mammad Musayev mentioned throughout
the presentation of the “Fraternal Aid” assist platform on the
Baku SME House, Trend stories.
According to Musayev, since yesterday, the Azerbaijani individuals –
odd residents, entrepreneurs and businessmen have joined the
motion to gather humanitarian assist to victims within the space of the
devastating earthquake.
“Our vehicles from each Nakhchivan and Baku have already been despatched
to Türkiye. We proceed to gather the help mandatory for fraternal
Türkiye,” he added.
The “Fraternal Aid” platform has agreed on joint coordinated
actions with the related state constructions of Azerbaijan and
Türkiye to supply help to the earthquake-affected
residents.
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 the town 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 have been additionally felt in Syria, Lebanon,
Egypt, and Cyprus.
According to the most recent information, because of the earthquake,
6,957 individuals have been killed, 38,224 individuals have been injured, and 5,894
buildings have been destroyed.