BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 13. Prime
Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ali Asadov, and Vice
President of the Republic of Türkiye, Fuat Oktay, held a cellphone
dialog on February 13, Trend studies.
During the dialog, the progress of labor to
get rid of the results of a powerful earthquake that occurred in
the southeast of Türkiye was mentioned. It was additionally famous that
Azerbaijani rescuers proceed to go looking and rescue operations in
the catastrophe zone.
Fuat Oktay as soon as once more expressed his deep gratitude to
the fraternal Azerbaijani state and folks for the ethical and
humanitarian assist supplied to Türkiye from the primary hours of
the earthquake, for placing all of the efforts into overcoming the
penalties of this extreme catastrophe, and for serving to individuals who
confronted difficulties.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake 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.
Following the newest information, 31,643 individuals have been killed, and
80,278 have gotten injured within the quake.