Immediately after the earthquake that occurred in Turkey on February 6, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev expressed condolences to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and noted that at this difficult moment Azerbaijan is ready to provide Turkey any assistance.
On behalf of the head of state, to eliminate the consequences of the tragedy in Azerbaijan, large -scale events began to help Turkey.
From February 6 to the present, 7 aircraft and 1 automobile caravan were sent from Azerbaijan to Turkey.
The first plane flew on February 6 at 13.25 and delivered to the disaster zone the personnel of the Ministry of Emergencies in the amount of 168 people.
The second plane flew on February 6 at 17.25 with 233 rescuers of the Ministry of Emergencies and rescue equipment on board.
The third plane flew on February 6 at 20.50, delivering to Turkey the personnel of the Ministry of Emergencies of 21 people and rescue equipment.
The fourth plane flew on February 7 at 09:40 with medical personnel of 41 people and 4 containers for a mobile field hospital.
The fifth plane flew February 7 at 14: 00 with 3 containers for the field hospital and a load to ensure the personnel of the Ministry of Emergencies.
The sixth plane flew on February 8 at 01: 00 with four rescuers of the Ministry of Emergencies and humanitarian aid.
The seventh plane flew on February 8 at 09.46 with the personnel of the Ministry of Emergencies in the amount of 229 people on board, rescue equipment and cargo to provide personnel.
On February 8, at 01.00, a caravan of 14 trucks will deliver personnel from 29 people, 4 field kitchens, humanitarian aid and cargo to provide personnel.
In general, from the moment of the tragedy to this day, 725 personnel of the Ministry of Emergencies have been sent to the disaster zone. Of these, 34 – doctors, 7 – technical workers.
In addition to personnel and medical personnel involved in assisting in rescue operations, consumables, generators, pumping stations, cars, modular field hospitals, medicines, emergency products, and emergencyids, and emergencyids, and emergencyids, and emergencyids, and emergencyids, and emergencyids were sent to Turkey. tents, bedding, as well as humanitarian assistance to the injured population.