Focus on rebuilding as UN officials visit quake-hit Türkiye

The twin quakes have been centred in Kahramanmaras and struck 10 different provinces – Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa.

The quakes have been adopted by 9,136 aftershocks, leaving no less than 44,374 individuals lifeless in Türkiye alone, the nation’s catastrophe administration company AFAD says. In Syria, the loss of life toll stood at 5,914.

Here is how you may assist the earthquake victims. 

Following are the most recent updates:

1538 GMT — Teams from 2 nations nonetheless in Türkiye’s quake-hit area

Teams from Azerbaijan and the Philippines are nonetheless in Türkiye’s quake-hit southern area to assist with search and rescue efforts, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has mentioned.

“Nearly 11,500 search and rescue teams came from 90 countries…Two more countries, Georgia and Uzbekistan, returned as they completed their search and rescue efforts.

Currently two countries left, Azerbaijan and Philippines, with around 700 people,” Cavusoglu informed reporters within the quake-hit Adiyaman province.

“30 field hospitals came from 27 countries…Currently 10 of them have returned but 20 of them are active,” Cavusoglu mentioned. 

1446 GMT — Jordan continues humanitarian support to quake victims in Syria, Türkiye

Jordan dispatched extra humanitarian support to neighbouring Syria.

A Foreign Ministry assertion mentioned seven vans loaded with support from the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization crossed the Jaber-Nassib border crossing into Syria.

The support “comes in implementation of the royal directives to help those affected by the earthquakes in both Syria and Türkiye,” the assertion mentioned.

Since the earthquake catastrophe, Jordan has despatched 13 aid support planes, 82 support vans and 10 ambulances, along with an air bridge to move 10,000 tents for the quake victims in each Syria and Türkiye.

1419 GMT — Arab parliamentary delegation visits quake-hit Syria for 1st time since 2011

An Arab parliamentary delegation visited the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Sunday to point out solidarity with the victims of the earthquakes that killed hundreds in Syria and Türkiye.

The go to was the primary since 2011 when Syria’s membership within the Cairo-based Arab League was suspended amid a lethal regime crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Egypt’s state news company MENA mentioned Parliament Speaker Hanafi al Gebali arrived in Damascus as a part of an Arab parliamentary delegation to point out solidarity with Syria following the earthquakes.

1330 GMT — Indonesian medical doctors performing ‘duty of brotherhood’ in quake-hit Türkiye

Indonesian medical doctors are treating quake victims in a subject hospital established by Indonesia in Türkiye’s southern Hatay province, which was affected by twin earthquakes on February 6.

Zainab Aqila, who studied drugs in Gaziantep province between 2013-2019, considers Türkiye as her second residence.

Aqila got here to the Hassa district along with her medical staff to point out so lidarity with the Turkish individuals.

“There are a lot of upper respiratory tract complaints. There are also a lot of trauma cases due to earthquakes. Türkiye is my second hometown,” Aqila informed Anadolu Agency.

Stressing that her anxiousness elevated as she couldn’t hear from her mates in Türkiye, she mentioned she needed to come back to the quake zone as quickly as potential.

Corona Rintawan, one other physician on the subject hospital, mentioned they serve with a staff of 105 individuals.

“Helping Türkiye is a duty of brotherhood,” he mentioned, including that they’ve handled 2,400 sufferers within the subject hospital so f ar.

1229 GMT — Actor Daniel Craig lends voice to UK enchantment for Türkiye, Syria quake victims

 A video clip interesting for support to help individuals affected by the huge earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria was voiced by well-known British actor Daniel Craig.

The 90-second footage, which options visuals from the devastating earthquakes, guides individuals on how they will donate to assist the victims.

It has been broadcast by 29 UK media shops and likewise appeared on digital screens in 18 areas.

An enormous UK fundraising drive launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) raised £100 million (practically $120 million) in simply two weeks.

1109 GMT — Hungary’s international minister due in Türkiye on solidary go to after earthquakes

 Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto will go to Türkiye on Monday to precise solidarity within the wake of the lethal earthquakes.

Szijjarto will meet Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu within the capital Ankara “to show solidarity and convey condolences,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry mentioned in a press release on Sunday.

Hungary was among the many dozens of nations that despatched rescue groups and aid provides after the dual tremors, which have claimed greater than 44,374 lives in 11 southern Turkish provinces.

0056 GMT — Kenyan businessman sells gold necklace to assist quake victims

Kenyan businessman Rashid Jama has mentioned he bought a gold necklace value $3,745 to boost cash for earthquake victims in Türkiye.

Jama informed Anadolu Agency that he was compelled to take motion after listening to in regards to the earthquakes which have claimed greater than 44,200 lives in southern Türkiye. 

“I was very touched and saddened by the news when I saw the scale of the destruction,” he mentioned.

0004 GMT — Head of UN-Habitat visits ‘apocalyptic’ scenes in quake-hit space

The govt director of the UN Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) has visited the Turkish province of Gaziantep, one of many provinces affected by the dual quakes that hit the southern area of the nation earlier this month.

Maimunah Mohd Sharif, accompanied by Turkish first woman Emine Erdogan, Environment Minister Murat Kurum and Minister of Family and Social Services Derya Yanik visited container cities within the Nurdagi and Islahiye districts and talked to victims.

Sharif mentioned she got here to supply condolences, solidarity and hope to survivors.

She thanked the Turkish first woman for bringing her to the quake-hit zone and mentioned: “I came here personally to witness the catastrophe. I can watch it from YouTube, I can watch it from TV but I decided to come here personally.”

2343 GMT — Georgian search and rescue staff returns to Tbilisi

A Georgian search and rescue staff has returned to Tbilisi from quake-hit Türkiye.

“The Georgian search and rescue team returning from Hatay was met at the airport by the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, the head of the emergency management service, employees of the embassy and its departments and Turkish businessmen,” the Turkish Embassy in Tbilisi wrote on Twitter.

The embassy thanked the staff in Turkish and Georgian.

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Source: TRTWorld and businesses