The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan showed the yurts set up in the Turkish Kahramanmaras, which suffered from the earthquake.
The press service of the ministry noted that information was spread on social media that the yurts installed in Turkey belong to the Kazakh people. The video caused a negative reaction in the Kyrgyz segment of the Internet.
In this regard, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that Kyrgyz yurts were set up in Kahramanmaras.
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.
The number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey exceeded 31,600 people. Almost 4,500 people are reported dead in Syria also affected by the earthquake.
