US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the US has sent more than 150 rescue workers to Turkey following the earthquake in the southeast of the country. It has been reported TASS.
To date, we have sent more than 150 search and rescue personnel to Turkey. There are American helicopters assisting Turkey in its response efforts [на последствия удара стихии] in the most inaccessible areas. “We maintain close contacts with the Turkish government,” Blinken said.
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He stressed that the US has Washington-funded partners dealing with humanitarian issues in Syria. Blinken said they coordinated the rescue aid.
Fuat Oktay, Former Vice President of Turkey declarationWhile the number of people who lost their lives in the earthquake in Turkey rose to 5,894, the number of injured reached 34,810.
On February 6, numerous earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria. According to the Turkish Government Emergency Management and Prevention Agency (AFAD), after the first 7.7 magnitude earthquake that occurred in the Pazarcık region of Kahramanmaraş, a total of 312 tremors occurred.
Source: Gazeta
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