Day: February 8, 2023

The rescue forces of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) pulled out eleven more people alive, as well as twenty dead bodies from rubble in brotherly Türkiye’s Kahramanmaras province Tuesday, the Ministry of Emergency Situations told AZERTAC.

 

The dead bodies were handed over to the Turkish authorities.

 

Under President Ilham Aliyev’s instructions, a group of rescue forces of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) arrived in Türkiye to eliminate the consequences of the strong earthquake, launching search and rescue operations in the quake-hit areas.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

The Anatolian continent moved up to 10 meters (nearly 33 feet) as a result of Monday’s powerful earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye, said an Italian seismologist on Tuesday, according to Anadolu Agency.

 

Speaking to Italy’s state-run ANSA news agency, Alessandro Amato of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), said that the earthquakes activated a new fault line on the border between Türkiye and Syria, which caused a displacement of the ground up to 10 meters.

 

“There was a transcurrent movement,” he said, adding that the ground slipped horizontally along the two edges of the fault line with an orientation to the left, in the direction of the Aegean Sea.

 

Separately, Tina Larsen, a senior researcher with the National Geological Surveys of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), said the tremors from the earthquake were felt in Denmark and Greenland, according to Greenland KNR broadcaster.

 

“When such a powerful earthquake occurs, the tremors travel from the area where the displacement has occurred in the underground, through the solid earth, and out into the whole world,” she said.

 

At least 6,234 people were killed and 37,011 others injured in Türkiye after two strong earthquakes on Monday jolted the southern part of the country, the country’s disaster agency said.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani on Tuesday declared a one-day national mourning after the earthquakes that hit Türkiye, according to Anadolu Agency.

 

“In the face of such tragedies, we must stand by those who need support. The pain of the Turkish and Syrian people is ours too. Therefore, based on constitutional and legal powers, as a sign of state and citizen respect, I have declared Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, a State Mourning Day in the Republic of Kosovo,” said Osmani.

 

She added that Kosovo forces are already taking part in search and rescue operations but more support is available if needed.

 

The Kosovo government sent about 30 people from the Kosovo Security Force to Türkiye late Monday night to support search and rescue efforts.

 

Over 4,544 people have been killed and over 26,721 others injured in 10 provinces of Türkiye after two strong earthquakes jolted the country’s southern region.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday is going to head to Türkiye’s south to inspect post-quake efforts in disaster areas after Monday’s deadly earthquakes, according to Anadolu Agency.

 

“President Erdogan will go to the quake-affected area and follow the work closely,” the Communication Directorate said on Twitter.

 

At least 6,234 people were killed and 37,011 others injured in Türkiye after two strong earthquakes on Monday jolted the southern part of the country, according to the latest figures announced by the disaster agency on Wednesday.

 

The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, struck 10 provinces and affected more than 13 million people.

 

Several countries in the region, including Syria and Lebanon, felt the two major quakes that struck Türkiye in the space of less than 10 hours.

 

Erdogan is expected to visit Kahramanmaras’ city center first and then the Pazarcik district.

 

Later, the president is expected to head to Hatay for inspections.

 

For search and rescue operations to be carried out rapidly, Türkiye on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for three months in 10 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.

 

“We are facing one of the biggest disasters not only of the history of the Turkish Republic but also of our geography and the world,” Erdogan said on Tuesday.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

The vehicles of the Russian peacekeepers passed freely through the peaceful protest area on the Lachin-Khankendi road.

 

The protesters ensured free passage for four supply vehicles and two passenger cars of the Russian peacekeepers moving from Khankendi towards Lachin to pass through the protest area.

 

This once again proves that allegations on protesters’ blocking the Khankendi-Lachin road are the disinformation and that the protesters ensure free movement of the vehicles used for humanitarian purposes.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency