565 citizens of Azerbaijan and members of their families were evacuated from the earthquake zone in Turkey. Currently, the evacuation process is ongoing, the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry said.
“In order to provide the necessary medical, humanitarian and psychological assistance to citizens and members of their families evacuated from Turkey, as well as taking measures to accommodate them if necessary at the temporary placement of Azerbaijan, thousands of appeals were studied on the corresponding state structures of Azerbaijan. The numbers of “hot lines” prepared a list of Azerbaijani citizens, about which there is no information, the corresponding work with the Turkish departments was carried out in order to obtain information about them. As a result, the location of many citizens of Azerbaijan was established and communication with them was established.
At the moment, there is no information about two citizens of Azerbaijan, their search is ongoing. As a result of the search and rescue measures, it was established that 10 citizens of Azerbaijan were killed during the earthquake. Of these, 1 people were buried in Turkey, and the bodies of the rest of the dead were sent to Azerbaijan, accompanied by relatives in Turkey, with the implementation of all the necessary procedures. We express deep condolences to the families of compatriots who died as a result of an earthquake, ”the statement said.