PRESS BULLETIN-25 about the Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş.
About the Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş - 25
(As of 01.50)
Two earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale took place in Pazarcık and Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023. A total of 1,700 aftershocks occurred.
According to initially available information from SAKOM, 20,318 people have lost their lives and 80,088 individuals have been rescued from debris in Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis and Malatya and Elazığ. 91,511 people have been evacuated from quake-hit areas.
160,860 search and rescue workers from AFAD, JÖAK, DİSAK, PAK, Gendarmerie, DAK, Ministry of National Defense, UMKE, Ambulance staff, Fire Department, Ministry of National Education, Güven, NGOs, Volunteers, Security Units and Local Support Teams. A total of 7,716 teams from countries have contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to offer assistance and have been deployed to earthquake areas.
A total of 12,026 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 167 aircrafts. A total of 3,392 sorties have been made.
A total of 26 ships, 24 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 170.902 medical tents were sent to the 10 quake-hit provinces from AFAD, The Turkish Red Crescent and the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. 102,274 AFAD Family Tent was installed in the region.
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 317 mobile kitchens, 86 catering vehicles, 11 mobile ovens and 252 service vehicles to the quake-hit areas.
8,389,991 units of hot meal, 1,668,872 units of soup, 7,469,541 liters of water, 8,350,852 pieces of bread, 4,488,073 treats, 16,700 packages of tea and 685,353 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. 1,645 officers and 164 vehicles have been sent to the region. A total of 110,650 people, 99,916 in the quake-hit zone and 10,734 outside the affected areas was provided with psychosocial support.
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
