Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced that after the declaration of a state of emergency (PE), more than 28,000 law enforcement representatives were sent to the southeastern regions of the country affected by the devastating earthquake. Words lead the way TASS.
“18,000 gendarmes and 10,000 policemen were sent from all over Turkey,” he said at a press conference.
Soylu added that the ministry will soon send 10,000 more gendarmes there.
Former Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced He declared the earthquake zone in the country an emergency zone and declared a state of emergency there. President Erdoğan said that two major earthquakes in the Pazarcık and Elbistan regions of Kahramanmaraş caused great destruction in the vast lands of the other 10 provinces where approximately 13.5 million citizens live. These 10 provinces were declared disaster areas.
According to the latest data, as a result of the elements dead 3549 people and 22,168 people were injured.