Foreign Ministry confirms death of Georgian citizen in Turkey quake
News agency InterPressNews earlier cited Giorgi Janjgava, the Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, as saying family members of the deceased had been informed. Photo: Anadolu Agency
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The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Friday confirmed the death of the fourth Georgian citizen following Monday’s deadly earthquake in Turkey.
News agency InterPressNews earlier cited Giorgi Janjgava, the Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, as saying family members of the deceased had been informed.
The latest figures released on Friday showed over 21,000 people had been killed in Turkey and more than 3,300 in Syria in the disaster.
Georgian officials on Friday signed the book of condolences at the Turkish Embassy in Tbilisi over Monday’s devastating earthquake that has left more than 21,000 killed and thousands injured in the country.
The Georgian Government on Friday announced it had allocated ₾1million ($374,000) from its reserve fund to deliver medicine, food, clothes, medical equipment and other necessities for survivors of Monday’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 18,342 in Turkey.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the death of the third Georgian citizen following Monday’s devastating earthquake in Turkey.
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, 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.
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.