Several heads of state and government have already offered help to Turkey and Syria to deal with the consequences of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has caused hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries and many missing.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was one of the first to offer help to Turkey. “We stand with the people of Turkey at this difficult time. We are ready to provide the necessary assistance to overcome the consequences of the disaster, ”he wrote on Twitter.
cumhurbaskanı @RTErdogan‘a, halkına ve ‘deki depremde hayatını kaybedenlerin ailelerine başsağlığı dileklerimi iletiyor tüm yaralılara acil şifalar diliyorum. Bu zor zamanda halkının yanındayız. Afetin sonuçlarının üstesinden gelmek air gerekli yardımı sağlamaya hazırız.
– Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 6, 2023
The Russian president offered his condolences to the Turkish and Syrian leaders and offered Russia’s help. Vladimir Putin assured the Turkish president that Russia is ready to “provide the necessary assistance”, according to a statement released by the Kremlin (presidency), quoted by the AFP agency. The Russian leader also offered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “all necessary assistance.”
French President Emmanuel Macron offered emergency aid and sent a message of condolences to the families of the victims on the social network Twitter.
“Terrifying images reach us from Turkey and Syria after an unprecedented earthquake. France is ready to provide emergency aid to the population on the ground,” Macron said.
Des images terribles nous viennent de Turquie et de Syrie après un tremblement de terre d’une force inédite. La France se tempt prête à contributer une aide d’urgence aux population sur place. Nos pensées vont aux familles endeuillées.
-Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 6, 2023
The Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, also assured this Monday that Greece is mobilizing its resources and will “immediately” help Turkey to face the consequences of the serious earthquake that shook the southeast of the country.
“I am deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria,” Mitsotakis said on Twitter, expressing his “deepest condolences” to the families of the victims.
Deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. Our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and our thoughts are with all those affected. Greece is mobilizing its resources and will help immediately.
– Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) February 6, 2023
“Our thoughts are with all those affected,” said the conservative leader of Greece, a country that is Turkey’s historic rival.
OPEN private television indicates that a team of 25 people belonging to a special unit of the Greek firefighters will leave in a few hours for Turkey, transporting a special vehicle that could help in the search for survivors under the rubble.
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the United States is “deeply concerned” about the destruction in Syria and Turkey. “I have contacted the Turkish authorities to inform them that we are ready to provide all necessary assistance. We will continue to closely monitor the situation in coordination with Turkey,” Sullivan wrote on Twitter.
“The United States is deeply concerned by today’s destructive earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. I have contacted Turkish officials to convey that we stand ready to provide all necessary assistance. We will continue to closely monitor the situation in coordination with Turkiye.”
-Jake Sullivan (@JakeSullivan46) February 6, 2023
Also the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, said on Twitter that he was “distraught by the loss of life and damage to property” and assured that “India stands in solidarity with the people of Turkey and stands ready to offer all possible assistance to make in the face of this tragedy”.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog wrote: “The State of Israel is always ready to help in every possible way. Our hearts go out to the bereaved families and the Turkish people at this painful time.”
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent his condolences to the people of Turkey and Syria in a series of tweets.
Several other countries have already made their help available, namely India, Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, Azerbaijan, while the European Commission has announced that it is coordinating the dispatch of rescue teams from Member States to join the search. of survivors.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake, whose epicenter was located in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras, near the Syrian border, caused hundreds of deaths and injured thousands, according to authorities, who continue to search for survivors among the rubble.
The quake occurred at 04:17 (01:17 in Lisbon), 33 kilometers from the provincial capital of Gaziantep, in southeastern Turkey, at a depth of 17.9 kilometers.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), minutes after the first earthquake, another earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale was recorded at a depth of 9.9 kilometers.
Source: TSF
