PRESS BULLETIN-21 about the Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş.
09.02.2023
About the Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş - 21
(As of 20.50)
An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale took place in Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş at 04.17 hours on February 6, 2023. A total of 1,330 earthquakes occurred including a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Elbistan.
According to initially available information from SAKOM, 17,134 people have lost their lives and 70,347 individuals have been injured in Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis and Malatya and Elazığ. 30,360 people have been evacuated from quake-hit areas.
120,334 search and rescue workers from AFAD, JÖAK, DİSAK, PAK, Gendarmerie, DAK, Ministry of National Defense, UMKE, Fire Department, Ministry of National Education, Güven, NGOs, Volunteers, Security Units and Local Support Teams. A total of 6,479 teams from countries have contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to offer assistance and have been deployed to earthquake areas.
A total of 12,242 vehicles, including construction equipment including excavators, tractors, cranes, dozers, trucks, water tenders, trailers, graders and vacuum trucks have been deployed to the affected areas.
31 governors and more than 70 district governors and 68 provincial directors and 19 AFAD top directors have been assigned to disaster areas.
The Air and Land Forces, the Gendarmerie and the Coast Guard have built an air bridge for the deployment of personnel and equipment with 160 aircrafts A total of 1,143 sorties have been made.
A total of 22 ships, 20 ships by the Naval Forces, and 2 ship by the Coast Guard Command were employed to deliver personnel and materials to the affected area.
Disaster Sheltering Group
A total of 1,507,494 blankets and 137.929 medical tents were sent to the 10 quake-hit provinces from AFAD, The Turkish Red Crescent and the Ministry of Family and Social Services. 97,973 AFAD Family Tent was installed in the region for the earthquake victims.
Disaster Nourishment Group
The Turkish Red Crescent, AFAD, the Ministry of National Defense, the Gendarmerie, Humanitarian Relief Foundation and foundations of Hayrat, Beşir and İnsiyatif sent 79 catering vehicles, 95 mobile kitchens, 1 mobile food bank, 4 mobile ovens, 39 field kitchens, 1 container kitchen and 86 service vehicles to the quake-hit areas.
5,613,242 units of hot meal, 1,135,852 units of soup, 5,550,291 liters of water, 5,670,934 pieces of bread, 3,453,173 treats, 16,700 packages of tea and 441,554 units of beverage were distributed to the quake-hit areas.
Disaster Psychosocial Support Group
4 mobilized Social Service Centers are charged in Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Osmaniye, and Malatya provinces. 1,606 officers and 156 vehicles have been sent to the region.
We are following all the updates.
Respectfully announced.
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Press and Public Relations Department
