Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku to turn Turkish national colors

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. The Heydar Aliyev
Center in Baku will be illuminated in the Turkish national colors
to commemorate the earthquake victims, Trend reports.

A video projection depicting the Azerbaijan-Türkiye friendship,
brotherhood, and unity will be shown for several days, starting
today.

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
the severe destruction.

Following the latest data, 3,549 people have died, 22,168 have
got injured in the quake, and 5,775 buildings have been destroyed,
so far. More than 8,000 people have been rescued from the
rubble.

Following Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s order, the rapid
reaction forces of the country involving 420 people were sent to
Türkiye on Feb. 6 to support the search and rescue efforts carried
out in the earthquake area. The team provided with the proper
equipment, as well as with search and rescue dogs, have already
commenced searching operations.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Emergency Situations has sent
well-equipped mobile field hospitals, as well as a group of 41
specialists to Türkiye in order to eliminate the quake
implications. The relief supplies containing tents, blankets,
heaters, as well as three containers for a mobile field hospital
were also sent by the other aircraft.