Third Georgian citizen killed in Turkey quake - foreign office
The Georgian Embassy in Turkey received information about the death of the Georgian citizen through a social media post and contacted the family of the deceased, which confirmed the fact to the Embassy. Photo via Anadolu Agency
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The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the death of the third Georgian citizen following Monday’s devastating earthquake in Turkey.
The Georgian Embassy in Turkey received information about the death of the Georgian citizen through a social media post and contacted the family of the deceased, which confirmed the fact to the Embassy.
The 7.8 magnitude tremor struck early on Monday near the city of Gaziantep, in southern Turkey, killing more than 9,000 people.
A Georgian citizen is among those killed in the major earthquake in Turkey on Monday, the Georgian Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
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.
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.
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.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday left a note in the book of condolences opened at the Turkish Embassy in Tbilisi for the victims of the deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Friday confirmed the death of the fourth Georgian citizen following Monday’s deadly earthquake in Turkey.
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.