Five Ukrainians may be under the rubble caused by the earthquake in Turkey.

This was announced by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko on Facebook.

"We have information about the probable stay of five Ukrainians under the rubble. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy are actively cooperating with the Turkish authorities for their rescue. One citizen was hospitalized. There are no threats to her life," he wrote.

Nikolenko added that diplomats have already searched for 103 Ukrainians.

"The other 22 citizens have not been contacted. We are working on establishing their whereabouts, maintaining contact with their relatives," the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that Ukrainian consuls went to the natural disaster zone in the south of Turkey to help Ukrainians.

"Diplomats are carrying warm clothes, essential items, medicines. On the spot, they will coordinate the search for missing citizens, provide medical aid to the injured and organize evacuation," said Nikolenko.

We will remind, as of the morning of February 9, the number of people killed as a result of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has increased to at least 15,383 people.

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