Bishkek, Feb. 9, 2023 / Kabar/. Yesterday 17 citizens of Kyrgyzstan took off on a special plane to Astana from the Turkish city of Gaziantep, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
The Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Kazakhstan will help the Kyrgyz people return to their homeland. In addition, more than 20 citizens of Kyrgyzstan were evacuated from Gaziantep and Kahramanmarash to Antalya, Alanya and Ankara by the forces of foreign institutions in Turkey.
Employees of the representative offices of Kyrgyzstan are also evacuating about 10 citizens of Kyrgyzstan from the city of Hatay to safe areas.
The devastating earthquake occurred on the night of February 5-6, in the south-east of Turkiye. The national mourning has been declared throughout the country until February 12 inclusive.
According to the latest data, the death toll in Turkiye amounted 12,391 people were killed and 62,914 others were injured.
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