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BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 18. Rescuers from 88
countries took part in search and rescue operations after
earthquakes in Türkiye, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu
said, Trend reports
citing Turkish media.
The minister said that after completing their mission, rescuers
from 23 countries left the country, and specialists from 65
countries are still in the earthquake zone.
He said that 102 countries have offered assistance in connection
with the natural disaster that occurred in Türkiye. Cavushoglu
noted that 88 rescuers from these countries were directly involved
in search and rescue operations in Türkiye.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit southeastern Türkiye
on Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven
kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The
provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman,
Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana and Kahramanmaras were subjected to
severe destruction.
The quake’s epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of
Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that
three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep
province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a result of the earthquake
that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon,
Egypt, and Cyprus.
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