More than 617,500 individuals have been evacuated by planes from the quake-hit provinces in southeastern Türkiye since two sturdy earthquakes struck the area on Feb. 6, the civil aviation authority stated Wednesday.
A complete of three,540 flights had been operated for evacuating victims between Feb. 6 and Feb. 28, based on the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (SHGM). Also, 292 flights had been carried out for shifting humanitarian assist to the quake-hit provinces.
The directorate additionally coordinated 690 international plane carrying assist materials to the area. It stated Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, SunExpress, Freebird Airlines, Cortex Aviation, Corendon Airlines, Tailwind Airlines, Air Anka, Mavi Gok Airlines, MNG Airlines, ULS Airlines and ACT Airlines joined the rescue operations.
An announcement issued by the directorate stated that: “A total of 14,288,701 kilograms of cargo was transported on 292 flights to earthquake zones for humanitarian aid. In addition, flight permits were granted to 690 foreign aircraft for humanitarian aid purposes, and coordination procedures were carried out for their landings.”
More than 45,000 individuals have misplaced their lives after the magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes that hit 11 provinces and triggered large destruction within the nation’s southeast.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
