The Portuguese Embassy in Ankara created a WhatsApp group for Portuguese citizens in the country to use in any emergency and asked those in the country to obey civil protection recommendations.
“For any emergency, you can contact the Embassy of Portugal in Ankara through the mobile number +90 532 605 13 57, connected 24 hours and also available by WhatsApp”, refers to the information provided by the Portuguese embassy. , inserted in the ‘site’ of the Diplomatic Portal.
The Embassy also advises citizens in Turkey to remain calm, not to travel to rugged areas and to obey the country’s civil protection instructions.
In the note, the Portuguese Embassy in Ankara expresses its “solidarity and condolences with all the relatives and friends of the victims of the earthquake that occurred tonight.” [segunda-feira] in Turkey and expresses the hope that together we can overcome this tragedy stronger and more united”.
More than 4,300 people died and at least 19,000 were injured in Turkey and Syria due to two earthquakes, one measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, registered this Monday.
The earthquakes also caused the collapse of more than 5,600 buildings in Turkey. Rescue teams continued this morning to search for survivors among the rubble, their work limited by rain, snow and falling temperatures.
At least 2,921 people were killed in 10 Turkish provinces, with nearly 16,000 injured, Turkey’s disaster management agency said this morning.
The death toll in government-controlled areas in Syria has risen to 656 people, with around 1,400 injured, according to the Syrian Health Ministry.
In rebel-held northwestern Syria, at least 700 people have been killed and some 2,000 injured, the White Helmets rescue group said.
Dozens of countries have already announced that they will send aid, personnel and equipment to assist in the rescue efforts.
The earthquake occurred 33 kilometers from the provincial capital of Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Syria, at a depth of 17.9 kilometers.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake registered a magnitude of 7.8 and dozens of aftershocks were felt, one of which was at least 7.6.
Source: TSF
