“It has been declared a seven day national mourning period. Our flag will be raised at half mast until sunset on Sunday, February 12, 2023 in all our national and foreign representations,” he announced. erdoğan through his official Twitter account.
In this context, international aid will arrive this Tuesday in the areas hardest hit by the earthquake, which has already had more than 40 aftershocks.
In Turkey, the death toll rose to 5,434 people killed and 31,077 injured, Vice President Fuat Oktay declared on Tuesday. While in Syria, at least 1,712 people died and 3,640 were injuredaccording to the balances of the Damascus authorities and the rescue teams of the rebel areas.
23 million people were exposed by the earthquakes
According to a person in charge of the World Health Organization (WHO), Adelheid Marschang“23 million people are exposed”, which includes five million vulnerable people.
International aid will arrive this Tuesday with the first rescue teams from France or Qatar. United States President Joe BidenFor his part, he promised his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “all the necessary help, whatever it may be.”
The White House announced the dispatch of 79 first responders and the Chinese government announced aid of 5.9 million dollarswhich will include teams specialized in relief in urban environments, medical teams and emergency supplies.
According to Erdogan, 45 countries offered their contributions to the two countries affected by the earthquake of more than seven points.
Source: Ambito
