Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Cahit Bagci tweeted his gratitude to Azerbaijan for helping his country, AzVision.az reports.
"Following the instructions of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, a plane is being prepared that will deliver the first fully equipped rescue group. Thank you, fraternal country," the tweet says.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Türkiye on Monday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. The quake’s epicentre was located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million. The source of the earthquake was 7 km below the surface.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep province in south-eastern Türkiye.
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said 284 people were killed and 2,383 got injured in the quake.
As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
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