A decision was made to introduce a state of emergency in 10 provinces for three months, said the President of the country.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in ten provinces of the country affected by the devastating earthquake whose epicenter was in the province of Kahramanmaras. Anadolu Agency report.
“We declared the regions affected by the earthquake as emergency zones. A decision was made to introduce a state of emergency in these 10 provinces within three months,” he said.
The Turkish leader pointed out that “these measures were forced due to the consequences of the earthquake.” The imposition of the state of emergency, he said, “guarantees a quick and efficient search and rescue operation.”
“We are facing one of the biggest disasters not only in the history of Turkey, but also in the region and around the world. The efforts of all government agencies, personnel and equipment have been mobilized to work in the disaster zone. In first phase, 100 billion was allocated to provide emergency aid to the residents of the disaster zone. lir,” Erdogan said.
It will be remembered that on February 6, two earthquakes with a magnitude of more than seven points occurred in the southeast of Turkey, where neighboring Syria also suffered.
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