Germany received almost 9,000 victims of quakes in Türkiye, Syria

Germany received almost 9,000 people affected by powerful earthquakes that occurred in February in Türkiye and Syria, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said, Report informs referring to TASS.

“Many victims of the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria have relatives in Germany. We acted very quickly and provided humanitarian assistance,” she said, adding that this also includes the possibility of temporary stay with relatives in Germany for 90 days.

According to the minister, 7,652 temporary residence visas have been issued for this purpose. Over 6,500 of them are intended mainly for people from the earthquake zone in Türkiye.