The Russian Ministry of Economic Development reported that there is no information about Russian tourists who may have been affected by the earthquake in Turkey. TASS.
“According to the operational information received from tour operators and the Russian Embassy in Turkey, there is no data on Russian tourists injured in the earthquake in southeast Turkey,” the agency said in a statement.
On February 6, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey. The epicenter of the earthquake was Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş. The shaking was also felt in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Kayseri, Mersin, Trabzon and Urfa. According to the latest data, dead 284 people and 2383 more were injured.
The earthquake also happened in Syria. There is a natural phenomenon dead 237 people and 639 people were injured.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent We express our condolences to Syrian leader Bashar Assad and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for the earthquake that took place in their country. Putin stated that Russia is ready to provide the necessary assistance.
Source: Gazeta
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