EARTHQUAKE HIT TURKEY
Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 occurred in Kahramanmaraş. Earthquake; It caused great destruction in Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Diyarbakır, Adana, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman, Malatya and Hatay. According to the last minute statement, the loss of life in the earthquakes was 9 thousand 57 and the number of injured was 52 thousand 979.
In the statement made by AFAD, it was said, “An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 occurred in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş province on 04.17 on 06.02.2023. After the first earthquake, a total of 648 earthquakes occurred, the largest of which was 7.6 in the center of Elbistan.”
As of 13.54, AFAD announced that 8 thousand 574 people lost their lives and 49 thousand 133 people were injured.
An air bridge was established to transport personnel and materials from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir to the region with a total of 104 aircraft affiliated to the Air Force, Land Forces, Coast Guard and Gendarmerie General Command.
A total of 10 ships, 9 by the Naval Forces Command and 1 by the Coast Guard Command, were assigned to the region for personnel, material shipment and evacuation.
A total of 1.639.774.016,074 TL of emergency allowance was sent to the disaster area, 1.389.774.06.04 TL from AFAD and 250.000.000 TL from the Ministry of Family and Social Services.
