PRESS BULLETIN-32 about the Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş
PRESS BULLETIN
16.02.2023
About the Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş - 32
(As of 23.30)
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 4,734 aftershocks occurred.
According to initially available information from SAKOM, 38,044 people have lost their lives in Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis and Malatya and Elazığ.
264,389 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, Security Units and Local Support Teams, including 9,908 Volunteers have been working on the field. A total of 11,488 teams from countries have contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to offer assistance and have been deployed to earthquake areas.
A total of 12,600 vehicles, including construction equipment including excavators, tractors, cranes, dozers, trucks, water tenders, trailers, graders and vacuum trucks have been deployed to the affected areas.
38 governors and more than 160 Local Authority and 68 provincial directors and 19 top AFAD directors have been assigned to disaster areas. In addition, 12 ambassadors and 16 personnel from Ministry of Foreign Affairs were assigned to the region for the coordination of international aid.
An air bridge have been built for the deployment of personnel and equipment. A total of 7,940 sorties have been made with 121 helicopters and 78 aircraft from The Air, Land and Naval Forces, the Gendarmerie, the Coast Guard, the Turkish Police, the Ministry of Health and The Directorate General of Forestry.
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 3,282,725 blankets and 386,874 medical tents were sent to the 10 quake-hit provinces. 172, 265 AFAD tents have been installed in the region. Temporary accommodation services and 79,720 accommodation materials were provided to 78,500 people by the Directorate of Religious Affairs.
Disaster Nourishment Group
The Turkish Red Crescent, AFAD, the Ministry of National Defense, the Gendarmerie, Humanitarian Relief Foundation and foundations of Hayrat, Beşir and İnisiyatif sent 354 mobile kitchens, 86 catering vehicles, 38 mobile ovens and 330 service vehicles to the quake-hit areas. 2,179,630 nutrition services were provided by the Directorate of Religious Affairs.
33,908, 749 units of hot meal, 7,499,136 units of soup, 20,722,136 liters of water, 37,072,121 pieces of bread, 14,477,997 treats and 2,284,785 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. 2,502 personnel have been transferred to the earthquake zone, 2 thousand 722 personnel and 1 thousand 154 vehicles were dispatched outside the earthquake zone. A total of 498,225 people, 382,565 in the earthquake zone and 115,660 outside the earthquake zone have received 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
