`Efforts underway to find out whether any Azerbaijanis hurt in Italy earthquake`

  24 August 2016    Read: 1203
`Efforts underway to find out whether any Azerbaijanis hurt in Italy earthquake`
The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan is trying to find out whether there are any Azerbaijanis among the people injured in the earthquake that hit central Italy last night, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hikmet Hajiyev said in a statement.
He noted that the Azerbaijani embassy in Italy is in constant touch with Italy’s concerned bodies to learn if there are any Azerbaijanis among the dead and injured.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy at 05:36AM Baku time. The town of Amatrice was among the locations to sustain serious damage. A lot of people are trapped under destruction. At least 14 people have been reported dead. Rescue efforts are continuing.

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