Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has cellphone calls with 19 leaders after devastating earthquakes struck southern provinces of Türkiye.
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Messages of help have continued to pour from world leaders after a devastating sequence of earthquakes struck Türkiye.
Crown Prince of Kuwait Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah expressed sympathy for individuals who have been killed and wished restoration to the injured, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday.
Separately, Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo additionally conveyed condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele are different leaders who expressed condolences.
Erdogan additionally had a phone name with Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi.
The tremors have prompted widespread injury and killed at the least 4,544 individuals within the nation’s south and southeast.
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‘Valuable’ help
“We talked to 18 heads of state and government who called us. I would like to thank all our friends, all heads of state and government, who called us, sent messages and made statements in order to convey their support and help offer in this difficult day of our country,” mentioned Erdogan.
He added that the help of the worldwide group is “valuable” to Türkiye.
Erdogan later spoke to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, bringing the variety of cellphone calls to 19.
Sisi conveyed condolences to Erdogan, in response to an announcement by Türkiye’s Communications Directorate.
A 7.7-magnitude tremor struck the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province early Monday.
Nine hours later, a 7.6-magnitude quake, centered in Kahramanmaras’s Elbistan district, rocked the area, affecting a number of provinces, together with Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.
The earthquake was additionally felt in nations within the area, together with Lebanon and Syria.
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