Tbilisi TV tower, Batumi football stadium illuminated in Turkey’s national colours in solidarity following earthquake
The two landmarks were illuminated by authorities in the symbolic move, while local media said the latter venue was also being used as a collection point for humanitarian aid for those affected by the disaster, with the Adjara regional Government and Batumi City Hall involved in the effort. Photo: Tbilisi City Hall.
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The hilltop TV tower overlooking Georgia’s capital Tbilisi and the Adjarabet Arena stadium in the Black Sea city of Batumi were on Wednesday illuminated with the national colours of Turkey in a symbolic show of solidarity with the country following the earthquake that killed over 15,000 people this week.
The two landmarks were illuminated by authorities in the symbolic move, while local media said the latter venue was also being used as a collection point for humanitarian aid for those affected by the disaster, with the Adjara regional Government and Batumi City Hall involved in the effort.
Adjarabet Arena stadium is being used as a collection point for humanitarian aid for those affected by the disaster. Photo: bm.ge
Wednesday’s show of support follows the sending of Georgian rescue crews to Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake, with 100 professionals from Georgia’s state services working to find survivors in the rubble in the city of Adiyaman in south-east Turkey, where they have already rescued two individuals.
The death toll from the disaster that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria has since Monday passed 15,000, with more than 12,800 killed in the former and over 3,000 in the latter country.
A group of Georgian rescuers saved a woman who was trapped under a collapsed building in the city of Adiyaman in south-east Turkey, during rescue efforts following Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has killed thousands, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
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.
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 Georgian citizen is among those killed in the major earthquake in Turkey on Monday, the Georgian Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, on Tuesday awarded rescuers, including Georgian professionals, who helped in the aftermath of the earthquake in the cities of Adiyaman and Antakya in February, in a move recognising their assistance.