Visit to its headquarters Special Disaster Response Team (SDR) completed Turkish Ambassador to Athens Tsagatay ErciyesWith Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianidis.
According to a tweet from the Turkish Embassy, ​​Mr. Erciyes reaffirmed Turkey’s gratitude and once again thanked the EMAK and EKAV officials who participated in the rescue efforts following the deadly earthquakes.
Greek forces rescued five people from the rubble of buildings in Hatay province in southeastern Turkey.
Ambassador Erciyes visited the EMAK headquarters in Athens today with the minister @StylianidesEUthanked again 🇹🇷 and thanked EMAK and EKAB members who saved 5 lives in Hatay after devastating earthquakes hit 10 provinces 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/gylMcIl1AI
— Turkish Embassy in Athens (@TC_Atina) March 13, 2023
Recall that, according to official estimates, the death toll from earthquakes in Syria and Turkey has exceeded 55 thousand people.
In Turkey on Monday, the latest count is 48,448 deaths, while in Syria, the latest count is 7,259 deaths.
Source: Kathimerini
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