“Almost all” Georgians missing in Turkey quake found alive - Ambassador
Giorgi Janjgava, the Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, on Tuesday urged Georgian citizens in the disaster zone to contact the country’s diplomatic missions. Photo: Giorgi Janjgava’s Twitter account
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Giorgi Janjgava, the Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, on Tuesday said nearly all Georgian citizens missing following Turkey’s devastating quake on Monday had been found alive.
The diplomat told the media one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in a century had claimed the lives of two Georgian nationals, along with more than 4,300 citizens of other countries who died in Turkey and Syria during the tremors.
The Ambassador and the Georgian Football Federation also confirmed Georgian players and referees involved in the Turkish league and located in the country were all safe.
Janjgava also urged Georgian citizens in the disaster zone to contact the country’s diplomatic missions in Ankara, Istanbul or Trabzon to receive aid.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Monday opened four hotlines to ensure help for the country’s citizens following the major quake.
The Georgian Embassy in Ankara is operating two of the hotlines, on the numbers +905336903040 and +905392208280, while the General Consulate in Istanbul is accepting calls through the number +905418184400 and the General Consulate in Trabzon on +905413262226.
In the latest figures released on Tuesday, at least 2,921 people were killed in Turkey and more than 15,800 others injured, while in neighbouring Syria, at least 1,451 people have died.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck at 4:17 a.m. on Monday, with tremors felt as far away as Lebanon and Israel.
More than 60 aftershocks have been recorded so far, including a major one at 7.5 magnitude.
The Turkish Embassy in Georgia on Monday thanked the country’s authorities for their assistance following the earthquake that left over a thousand people dead in the south of the country.
Sixty Georgian professionals left for Turkey on Monday along with accompanying hardware to ensure aid for the country in its rescue efforts following the recent earthquake that killed at least 1,014 and left thousands injured, the Georgian Interior Ministry said.
Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday opened hotline numbers for Georgian citizens in Turkey following the deadly, 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 912 in the country’s south earlier today.
Georgian officials sent their condolences to the Turkish people following a major earthquake that struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing over 500 and injuring hundreds.
The Embassy of Georgia in Turkey has switched to an emergency working mode following the deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the country’s south on Monday, the Georgian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Georgian rescuers have already been engaged in search and rescue operations in the disaster zones affected by the devastating quake in Turkey, Giorgi Janjgava, the Georgian Ambassador to Turkey told the Public Broadcaster on Tuesday.
A team of 40 rescuers from Georgia’s Emergency Situations Management Service will join their colleagues involved in the ongoing efforts in the aftermath of Monday’s earthquake in Turkey, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, has thanked rescue crews sent from Georgia and other countries to help with the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake on February 6, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Monday.