The highly effective February 6 quakes within the nation’s southern area injured 107,204 folks, says the top of the Turkish catastrophe administration authority.
(Susana Vera / Reuters)
The dying toll from highly effective earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye final month has risen to 50,096, an official from the nation’s catastrophe company stated on Monday.
Yunus Sezer, the top of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), stated on Monday 107,204 folks have been injured within the catastrophe.
On February 6, magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck 11 Turkish provinces – Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.
More than 13.5 million folks in Türkiye have been affected by the devastating quakes and lots of others in northern Syria.
Humanitarian help from Pakistan
Meanwhile, the primary Pakistani ship carrying humanitarian help for earthquake victims arrived at Türkiye’s southern Mersin International Port on Monday.
The ship belonging to the Pakistani Navy set off with a ceremony held on the Karachi Port on February 28.
The navy ship carrying 22,000 blankets, 1,800 winter tents, and varied assist supplies was welcomed by Mers in Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Türkiye Yousaf Junaid and different officers.
“Of course, Türkiye and Pakistan have diplomatic relations, but beyond that, there are fraternal relations, which are deepening and developing day by day. We are experiencing an example here today,” Pehlivan said.
Stressing that Türkiye is trying to heal the wounds of the devastating earthquake, he said the aid from brotherly and friendly countries such as Pakistan made them very happy.
He added that the solidarity in difficult times is unforgettable and will be remembered with kindness.
Pehlivan said that the second aid ship is expected to arrive in Mersin on March 23.
“We will not be mates, we’re brothers. We consider that each drawback of Türkiye can be an issue of Pakistan. The hearts of Turks beat with Pakistan and the hearts of Pakistanis with Türkiye,” Junaid stated.
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Source: AA
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