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Presenting medals, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned 11,320 personnel from 90 nations got here to Türkiye after the quakes to participate within the rescue and aid efforts.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has introduced medals to home and international groups that contributed to the search and rescue efforts after the highly effective February 6 earthquakes hit southern Türkiye, claiming the lives of greater than 50,000 folks within the nation.
“Today, we will present medals to domestic and foreign search and rescue teams who made sacrifices during the quakes on February 6,” Erdogan mentioned on the ceremony of presidential medal and order of distinguished humanitarian service on Tuesday.
He mentioned 55,000 folks, who grew to become the “symbols of the struggle” after the earthquakes, will likely be introduced with the medal and order.
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Stressing that twin quakes had been one of many “most destructive” pure disasters not solely in Türkiye but additionally within the historical past of humanity, Erdogan mentioned: “Our prayer is that neither our country nor any other country in the world will face disasters like the one occurred on February 6. We do not want anyone else to go through what we experienced.”
Erdogan mentioned 11,320 personnel from 90 nations got here to Türkiye after the quakes, and 60 nations and worldwide organisations despatched practically 250,000 tents to the area, including: “We know all of our true friends.”
“We will continue our efforts until the wounds are completely healed and the traces of the earthquake are completely erased,” the president mentioned.
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Source: AA
Source: www.trtworld.com
