A plane from Turkey with 16 citizens of Kazakhstan and two citizens of Kyrgyzstan on board landed in Astana. Kazinform news agency reports.
According to media outlet, the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic were met by representatives of the Kyrgyz Ethno-Cultural Association.
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan said that a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic was injured as a result of an earthquake in Adana, Turkey. She was provided with medical assistance and has already been discharged from the hospital.
Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 hit southern Turkey on February 6 near Gaziantep city, where more than a million people live. Dozens of aftershocks were registered in Syria, Georgia and other countries.
The Turkish Embassy in Kyrgyzstan announced collection of humanitarian aid. A single deposit account has been opened in Kyrgyzstan to raise funds to help the victims.
