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Azerbaijan sends third plane to disaster area in Turkey

Politics Materials 24 October 2011 11:27 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan's third plane with humanitarian aid and rescuers was sent to Van, Turkey.
Azerbaijan sends third plane to disaster area in Turkey

Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 24 / Trend , K.Zarbaliyeva /

Azerbaijan's third plane with humanitarian aid and rescuers was sent to Van, Turkey.

The plane with 46 rescuers of the Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry , special equipment for use in the zone of destruction and search for people, and essential household items intended for people whose homes were destroyed, was sent at 11 am, the ministry reported.
An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted Van city in Turkey at 15:41.

Tremors were felt in Diyarbekir, Batman, Sirnak, Mus, Erzurum, Bingol, Bitlis, Siirt, Mardin towns. There are damages and human casualties. According to the Turkish media outlets, death toll can reach 1,000 people.

According to the Republican Center of Seismic Service of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), the earthquake was felt at 3.5-3.0 points in Sederek, Sherur, Babek regions of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, as well as in the Nakhchivan city. There are no damages in the Azerbaijani territory.

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