Aid sent from Azerbaijan to Turkey

Immediately after the earthquake occurred in Turkey on February 6, 2023, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev expressed condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and said that Azerbaijan is ready to provide all possible assistance to Turkey in this difficult moment. On the instructions of the head of our state, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale campaign to assist Turkey in eliminating the consequences of the tragedy.

AZERTAC provides statistical information on the assistance provided by Azerbaijan in eliminating the consequences of the earthquake that occurred in Turkey.

Since February 6, 7 aircraft and 1 convoy have been sent from Azerbaijan to Turkey.

The first plane took off at 13:25 on February 6 and delivered 168 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations to the disaster zone.

The second plane took off at 17:25 of the same day, on board were 233 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and rescue equipment.

The third plane took off at 20:50 and delivered 21 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and rescue equipment to Turkey.

The fourth plane with 41 medical workers and 4 containers for the mobile field hospital on board took off at 09:40 on February 7.

The fifth aircraft took off at 14:00 on February 7 and delivered to Turkey 3 containers for the field hospital and cargo for supplying the personnel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

The sixth plane with 4 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as food and humanitarian aid to supply the personnel, took off at 01:00 on February 8.

The seventh plane took off at 09:46 on February 8, on board were 229 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, rescue equipment and supplies for employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

A convoy of 14 trucks, which departed at 01:00 on February 8, will deliver to Turkey 29 personnel, 4 field kitchens, humanitarian aid and supplies for employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

In general, since the tragedy to date, 725 people of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have been sent to Turkey. Of these, 34 doctors and 7 technical workers belong to the medical staff. In addition to personnel and medical personnel, humanitarian assistance covers emergency rescue equipment, generators, pumping stations, cars, as well as modular field hospitals, medical equipment, medicines, first aid equipment, tents, bed linen, etc.

In addition, in order to assist the victims of the terrible earthquake in Turkey, NGOs operating in Azerbaijan have created a platform called "Brotherly Assistance". Through this platform, those wishing to help send various relief items to citizens affected by a natural disaster in a fraternal country.

Note that the death toll as a result of the earthquake in Turkey reached 8574, injured - 49 133 people. Currently, about 100 thousand people are involved in the disaster zone. More than 70 thousand tents were installed for the victims of the earthquake. A state of emergency has been declared in the country for a period of three months.

Source: AzerTac