"After the series of strong earthquakes in Turkey, there is still one Bulgarian citizen missing in Iskenderun".

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This was said yesterday by the Bulgarian ambassador to Turkey, Angel Cholakov.

"Bulgaria was the first country from the European Union to respond to the appeal for emergency aid to rescue from the dramatic earthquake.

In the late afternoon, 2 "Spartans" arrived with 15 people from the Civil Defense of the Sofia Municipality, a team of four doctors from the Military Medical Academy, two high-terrain ambulances, and at 2:30 in the morning two more "Spartans" arrived with rescuers and dogs from the Bulgarian Red Cross and four high-terrain ambulances.

Adana is one of the cities with the least destruction - there are 11 destroyed buildings, the victims are about 60, and the injured are 850 at the moment. Our first teams - 19 people, immediately after their arrival this afternoon went to the sites, so far they have worked on two sites in the Adana region, continuing tomorrow", said the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Turkey, Angel Cholakov.

According to him, the biggest destructions were in Pazardzhik, Kahramanmarash and Gazientep.

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"In Iskenderun, we still have a compatriot who has disappeared without a trace, the rescue work continues, he has not yet been contacted.

He is a Bulgarian citizen with dual citizenship.

We have no information about other injured compatriots," the diplomat added.

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