Russian and Syrian Presidents Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Bashar Assad. Kremlin press office.
Reportedly, during a meeting with Syrian leaders, the head of the Russian Federation expressed his sincere condolences for the consequences of the earthquake that killed many in northern Syria and offered to provide “necessary assistance” to this Arab republic. To eliminate the consequences of this disaster.”
It was noted that Assad accepted this offer gratefully and that the rescue teams of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations will go to Syria in the coming hours.
Before Putin sent He conveyed his condolences to Assad about the earthquake and expressed his readiness to help Syria to eliminate its consequences.
Putin also sent a condolence telegram about the earthquake. sent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In the telegram, the President of Russia stated that the Russian Federation is ready to provide all necessary assistance to Turkey.
On February 6, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 occurred in seven provinces of Turkey. The epicenter of the earthquake was Pazarcık region of Kahramanmaraş province. Then the media reported several more earthquakes in the central and eastern parts of the country. According to CNN Turk, there were a total of 105 tremors.
According to the latest data, dead 1014 people, 2824 buildings were destroyed.
The media also wrote about earthquakes in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. 403 people died in Syria, about 1,300 people were injured.