BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. Azerbaijani
residents proceed to gather assist for the victims of the earthquake
in Türkiye, Trend
stories from the scene.
Donations are collected on the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert
Complex situated on Tbilisi Avenue in Baku.
Yesterday, the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan and the
Consulate General in Nakhchivan appealed for assist to Azerbaijani
residents. Later on, the help assortment level had been organized at
the ‘Dogtas’ furnishings retailer (27 Babak Avenue) in Baku.
In Nakhchivan, the gathering has been organized within the
constructing of the Consulate General on the following deal with: 17
Heydar Aliyev Ave., Nakhchivan.
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 (Kahramanmaras Province). The
provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman,
Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, and Kahramanmaras have been hit the
most.
The quake’s epicenter was situated 26 km away from the
metropolis of Gaziantep with a inhabitants of about 1.06 million.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority
stated that 3 extra earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked
Gaziantep province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a outcome, sturdy
tremors have been additionally felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
According to the most recent knowledge, because of the
earthquake, 8,574 individuals have been killed, 49,133 individuals have been
injured.