Published February 20,2023
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NATO continued its assist for ally Türkiye as 600 non permanent housing containers departed for the nation’s quake-hit areas, the army alliance stated Sunday.
“A merchant vessel carrying the first 600 of over 1,000 containers of NATO temporary housing for Türkiye left the port of Taranto, Italy on Sunday evening,” NATO stated in an announcement.
It stated the cargo will present non permanent housing for a minimum of 4,000 individuals affected by the current devastating earthquakes.
“It is expected to arrive in Iskenderun next week, with the establishment of the camp expected to start once the equipment is off-loaded and delivered to the site,” it added.
Meanwhile, NATO stated it’s coordinating the strategic airlift of tents from Pakistan to Türkiye.
In a present of solidarity, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visited Türkiye on Thursday and had talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
At least 41,020 individuals have been killed by the 2 sturdy earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, the nation’s catastrophe administration company stated Sunday.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes had been centered in Kahramanmaras and struck 10 different provinces-Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Hatay, Gaziantep, Malatya, Kilis, Osmaniye, Elazig and Sanliurfa.
More than 13 million individuals have been affected by the devastating quakes.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
