Ex-British envoy in Baku credits Azerbaijan for supporting quake-hit Turkiye
Rena Murshud
Read moreFormer British Ambassador to Azerbaijan James Sharp has hailed the country's support in the earthquake recovery in Turkiye's Kahramanmaras, Azernews reports.
"It’s wonderful to see all the support Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis are giving to help the Turkish people at this terrible time," he tweeted.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reports that on January 6, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit central Turkiye. The epicenter of the earthquake was 26 kilometers off Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million. The earthquake's epicenter was located 7 km below the surface. According to Turkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, three more earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.4 to 6.6 shook the province of Gaziantep in southeastern Turkiye.
At the time of writing, the overall death toll in Turkiye is over 18,000 with the injured standing at 74,242.
Azerbaijan was the first country to provide assistance to Turkiye immediately after the earthquake by dispatching 725 rescuers and is continuing to deliver aid and rescuers.
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