PRESS BULLETIN -6 about Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş-Pazarcık
(As of 15.35)
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake took place in Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş at 0417 hours on February 6, 2023
An additional 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Elbistan at 1324 hours.
According to initially available information from SAKOM, 1121 people have lost their lives and 7634 individuals have been injured in Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis and Malatya.
9698 search and rescue workers, 216 vehicles and 1511 pieces of construction equipment have been deployed to the affected area.
A total of 2834 buildings have reportedly been destroyed.
The Military Chief of Staff has planned the deployment of staff members from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir with six A400Ms, five C130s and seven C235s. Six planes have already reached the affected area. An additional 500 commandos and 600 soldiers have been deployed to Malatya. 200 service members have been deployed to Adana by the General Command of the Gendarmerie. A 200-strong military unit has been dispatched from Kayseri to Akçadağ, Malatya.
All of AFAD’s provincial offices have been placed on high alert and all teams, starting with search and rescue workers, are being deployed to the affected area.
The governors of Kayseri, Mersin, Mardin, Tunceli, Bingöl and Sivas have been assigned to Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Osmaniye and Malatya, respectively, to coordinate efforts.
A total of 62 teams from 50 countries have contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to offer assistance.
Disaster Energy Group
- In accordance with the information provided by the Disaster Energy Group, the natural gas stream flows to Hatay/Hassa and Kırıkhan suspended as a safety measure.
- BOTAŞ crude oil pipeline flows suspended as a safety measure.
- Natural gas flows from stations in Nurdağı and Islahiye, Gaziantep suspended as a safety measure.
- Electricity cannot be provided to 27 centers.
- Osmaniye Bahçe-Düziçi, Kahramanmaraş city center, Malatya; Akçadağ, Doğanşehir, Doğanyol cannot be provided with electricity.
Disaster Correspondence Group
- Field and power outages took place in mobile communications in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Gaziantep, Adana, Osmaniye, and Adıyaman cities.
- Mobile base stations and generators are deployed to the earthquake zones.
- To be able to carry out emergency correspondence with the citizens in the disaster zones GSM operators activated the phone lines that are blocked due to unpaid debts.
- 80 vsat satellite terminals deployed to the disaster zones
Disaster Agriculture, Forest, Food and Livestock Group
- The teams established within the scope of the Türkiye Disaster Response Plan within Provincial Directorates are deployed to the earthquake zones.
- Construction equipment and operators that belong to the Directorate General of State Hydraulic Works and Directorate General of Forestry deployed to the earthquake zones.
- The teams of Ankara and Konya provincial directorates are deployed to the earthquake zones.
Disaster Search and Rescue Group
9,698 Search and Rescue Personnel and 216 vehicles were sent to the disaster area.
Turkish Coast Guard Command deployed 60 personnel from Hatay, 50 personnel from İskenderun, 25 personnel from Mersin in the area. Furthermore, TCSG Yasam Ship (a search and rescue vessel) is being kept ready at İskenderun Port, and 2 helicopters are ready at Antalya Airport.
Search and rescue teams were sent from Gaziantep to Hatay with 4 helicopters.
Gendarmerie Search and Rescue Group (JAK) mobile operations center with a capacity of 130 personnel, mobile command center (2), a mobile kitchen (1), and a mobile oven sent to Kahramanmaraş province from Gendarmerie Special Search and Rescue (JÖAK).
The process to send 30 Unimog trucks, 2 Lifting Space Command Control vehicles, 7 passenger vehicles, 2 mobile kitchens, and a mobile oven to Kahramanmaraş started by Gendarmerie Logistics Command. All commando units, JAK and Traffic Teams from the western province has been assigned to Kahramanmaraş Province.
Disaster Sheltering Group
A total of 300,000 blankets are sent to the area; 10,080 from Düzce, 9,308 from Ankara, 10,080 Manisa, 13,579 from Istanbul, 1,008 from Adana, 1,680 from Kırıkkale, 2,807 from Muğla and the rest being from the surrounding cities. Also, 19,772 medical tents, 24,172 beds, 47,176 pillows and sheets, 1,106 kitchen kits are sent to the affected area.
Disaster Nourishment Group
Turkish Red Crescent sent 76 catering vehicles, 8 field kitchens, 4 mobile foodbanks, 4 field kitchens, a mobile oven, supported by 10 disaster response centers, 70 offices, 131 vehicles and 365 personnel. 2 mobile kitchens and 1 mobile oven were sent by the Gendarmerie, Humanitarian Relief Foundation and foundations of Hayrat, Beşir and İnsiyatif have sent one mobile kitchens each.
Disaster Psychosocial Support Group
4 mobilized Social Service Centers are charged in Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Osmaniye, and Malatya provinces. 730 officers and 50 vehicles are sent to the region.
Disaster Transportation Infrastructure Group
Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, and Hatay Airports are closed to air traffic due to the damage. Divriği-Çetinkaya railroad is closed to traffic by 04:00 AM.
Disaster Communication Group
Coordination between government officials is ensured and information flow is provided to the public. To empower the unity of messages, official statements and social media shares are coordinated. National and international media are informed about the situation.
We are following all the updates.
Respectfully announced.
