President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou she says she is appalled by the destruction caused by the mighty earthquakewho got Turkey And Syria and expresses its sincere condolences, as well as the condolences of the Greek people to the families of the victims.

Shocked by the destruction caused by the earthquake in 🇹🇷 and 🇸🇾. On behalf of the Greek people and on my own behalf, I express my condolences to the families of the victims. We stand in solidarity, support the work of rescue teams and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.

— GR President (@PresidencyGR) February 6, 2023

In a Twitter post, PtD emphasizes that “we are in solidarity, support the work of the rescue teams and wish a speedy recovery to the victims.”

More than 500 died

It is noted that an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred in central and southern Turkey early Monday morning a few tens of kilometers from the city of Gaziantep, according to the United States Institute of Seismology (USGS), as a result of which more than 500 people died, and more thousands have been injured in both Turkey and Syria.

The earthquake was felt even in Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus, according to AFP correspondents. It was long, lasting nearly a minute, according to a correspondent for the Reuters news agency.