Azerbaijan to evacuate its citizens from Turkiye’s Kahramanmaras today

The evacuation of Azerbaijani citizens from the natural disaster zone in Turkiye continues, Report informs referring to the Azerbaijani embassy in this country.

A bus carrying Azerbaijani citizens will depart from Kahramanmaras province at 16:00 local time.

On February 6, an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 occurred in Turkiye. The devastating earthquake affected 10 provinces of Turkiye, which are home to 13.5 million people.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency in these provinces, and a 7-day mourning was declared in the country in memory of the victims.