PRESS BULLETIN-26 about the Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş.
About the Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş - 26
(As of 07.30)
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 1,891 aftershocks occurred.
According to initially available information from SAKOM, 20,665 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. 92,697 people have been evacuated from quake-hit areas.
166,095 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 8,294 teams from countries have contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to offer assistance and have been deployed to earthquake areas.
According to the works of the Disaster Damage Assessment Group, the inspection of 122,152 building have been completed so far.
A total of 12,076 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. A total of 3,558 sorties have been made with 1,074 air missions.
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 326 mobile kitchens, 86 catering vehicles, 11 mobile ovens and 252 service vehicles to the quake-hit areas.
8,560,506 units of hot meal, 1,668,872 units of soup, 7,494,615 liters of water, 8,519,787 pieces of bread, 4,519,263 treats, 16,700 packages of tea and 3,718,138 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.
