BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 18. Rescuers from 88 countries took part in search and rescue operations after earthquakes in Türkiye, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu said, Trend reports citing Turkish media.
The minister said that after completing their mission, rescuers from 23 countries left the country, and specialists from 65 countries are still in the earthquake zone.
He said that 102 countries have offered assistance in connection with the natural disaster that occurred in Türkiye. Cavushoglu noted that 88 rescuers from these countries were directly involved in search and rescue operations in Türkiye.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit southeastern Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana and Kahramanmaras were subjected to severe destruction.
The quake’s epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.