Kyrgyz rescuers pulled 19 bodies from the rubble in Kahramanmaras city (Turkey), which was hit by an earthquake. Press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
These are the data as of 7.50 a.m. on February 9.
Search and rescue operations continue around the clock.
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.
According to the latest data, the number of victims in Turkey and Syria exceeded 11,000 people, the number of injured — more than 49,000.
Kyrgyzstan sent rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations to Turkey.
