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SOCAR Türkiye provides rescue vehicles with fuel in earthquake-affected region

BAKU, Azerbaijan, SOCAR Türkiye provides gasoline and diesel fuel to all ambulances, fire engines, AFAD rescue vehicles and vehicles of other organizations in the earthquake-affected region of Türkiye, Trend reports citing the press service of SOCAR Türkiye.

 

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit southeastern Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, and Kahramanmaras were subjected to severe destruction.

 

The quake’s epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million.

 

Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep province in south-eastern Türkiye. As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.

 

According to the latest data, as a result of the earthquake, 5,434 people were killed, 31,777 people were injured, and 5,775 buildings were destroyed.

 

Source: TREND News Agency