15 minutes ago300 thousand people evacuate by plane from areas affected by earthquakes in Turkey
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(3 years ago)About 300 thousand people from the southern region hit by Turkey's earthquake have so far been evacuated by plane, an official reported on Tuesday. We evacuated a total of 296 thousand and 819 citizens with 1,646 flights”, said Yahya Ustun, senior deputy chairman of Turkish Airlines. The airline operated 1667 flights to bring crews [...]
We evacuated a total of 296 thousand and 819 citizens with 1,646 flights”, said Yahya Ustun, senior deputy chairman of Turkish Airlines.
The airline operated 1667 flights to bring search-saving and aid teams to the earthquake area, Anadolu writes.
More than 41,000 people remained dead from successive earthquakes in southern Turkey, according to the latest official figures. Thousands more were injured.
Over 13 million people have been affected by earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 who have been based in Kahramanmas and have hit 10 other provinces -- Hatay, Gaziantep, Malatia, Adiyaman, Adana, Diyarbakir, Chile, Osmaniye, Sanliurfa and Elazig.
On Tuesday, the airline is planning to evacuate 14,000 and 454 people through 81 flights from the region.
Free backups for our evacuation flights will continue until March 1st”, he added.
