Live updates: Turkish President Erdogan set to revisit quake-hit region

Live updates: Turkish President Erdogan set to revisit quake-hit region

Focus on long-term reduction efforts keep it up in quake-hit Türkiye and Syria as worldwide delegations proceed visits to the area alongside prime Turkish officers.

Relief efforts in southern Türkiye and northern Syria proceed, three weeks after two highly effective 7.7 and seven.6 magnitude earthquakes struck Türkiye’s province of Kahramanmaras. 

The quakes had been adopted by not less than 9,136 aftershocks, in response to the nation’s catastrophe administration company AFAD, in addition to a 3rd 6.4 magnitude earthquake, which struck Türkiye’s Hatay province. 

At least 44,374 folks have died in Türkiye and 5,914  folks have been reported useless in Syria.

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Following are the newest updates:

0400 GMT – Erdogan to go to earthquake-hit area

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is anticipated to pay a go to to the nation’s earthquake affected area with Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahceli.

Erdogan is anticipated to go to the Golbasi district of Adiyaman province and the Dogansehir district of Malatya province.

1109 GMT – Hungary’s FM due in Türkiye on solidary go to after earthquakes

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is ready to go to Türkiye on Monday to specific solidarity within the wake of the lethal February 6 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 reduction provides after the dual tremors, which have claimed greater than 44,210 lives in 11 southern Turkish provinces.

2000 GMT – Egyptian FM to go to Türkiye to point out solidarity after earthquakes

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry pays a go to to Türkiye on Monday in a present of solidarity. 

The Turkish Foreign Ministry assertion on Sunday mentioned that Shoukry will go to quake-hit Adana province and Mersin port, the place an Egyptian assist ship will arrive.

Shoukry’s go to will mark the primary international ministry stage go to from Egypt to Türkiye after greater than a decade.

Shoukry and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu are anticipated to carry a bilateral assembly, the assertion added.

For our dwell updates from Sunday (February 26), click on right here.

Source: www.trtworld.com