Five citizens of Ukraine may be under the rubble

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Ukrainian consuls went to the disaster zone to help Ukrainians. 

This was reported by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko.

According to him, diplomats are taking warm clothes, basic necessities and medicines to Turkey.

"On the spot, they will coordinate the search for missing citizens, the provision of medical aid to the injured, and the organization of evacuation. 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 Nikolenko noted.

He also informed that diplomats have already searched for 103 Ukrainians.

Another 22 citizens do not get in touch.

Large-scale earthquake in Turkey and Syria

We will remind that on February 6, a large-scale earthquake occurred on the territory of Turkey and Syria.

The total number of victims is more than 40,000 people, thousands of buildings were destroyed, and people are still under the rubble.

The total number of

has increased to 16 thousand people.

Turkish authorities have declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces affected by the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes.

The epicenter of the disaster was in the Pazardzhik district of the Kahramanmarash province.

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