Turkey earthquake: Istanbul airport displays black ribbon to mourn earthquake victims
Turkey, February 10: As the two nations Turkey and Syria are going from devastating earthquakes, a black ribbon has been displayed on the electronic board of Istanbul airport in solidarity with quake-hit countries.
In the arrival area of Istanbul airport, the electric board is seen with the black ribbon with the message, "Earthquake hit Turkey on February 6."
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“Get Well Soon Turkey," was also written on one of the electric boards.
Notably, more than 21,000 people were killed in Turkey and Syria after magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes struck on Monday, and rescue workers are racing against time to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in harsh winter conditions.
Calling the earthquake 'one of the biggest disasters', Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking in the quake-hit Adiyaman province, said, "We are facing 'one of the biggest disasters' in our history."
Erdogan vowed to rebuild quake-hit southern region as part of a one-year plan.
Turkey also declared three-month state of emergency to speed up rescue and aid efforts in Turkey's earthquake-hit provinces came into effect on Thursday.
Earthquakes of magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6, centred in the province of Kahramanmaras, were felt by 13 million people across 10 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.
Turkey's neighbouring countries, including Syria and Lebanon, were also jolted by tremors.
Global aid has been pouring into Turkey after Monday's disaster, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 20,000 people and injured over 70,000 more in the country and neighbouring Syria.
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India is assisting Turkey in the ongoing rescue effort due to the crisis that has arisen after earthquakes rattled the nation.
- ANI
