In Turkey, two citizens of Ukraine were taken out from under the rubble of a house destroyed as a result of powerful tremors that shook the state on February 6. The Turkish side considered these people dead. This was announced by the Ambassador of our state in Ankara Vasily Bodnar on Facebook.

\! Fortunately, according to verified information, two citizens of Ukraine, who were considered dead in the Turkish city of Hatay, were rescued from the ruins of a house. Praise the Lord God! "

The diplomat promised to give more details later.

Earlier, the Ukrainian embassy tracked down six citizens of our state who were in the part of Turkey that suffered from strong earthquakes and did not get in touch.

Recall that the most powerful earthquakes on Turkish territory were recorded on Monday morning in the southeastern regions of the country bordering Syria.. During the day, the US Geological Survey recorded several more tremors of lesser strength.. In particular, this was reported at lunch.

At least 7,266 people have died as a result of a natural disaster in Turkey and Syria, according to the latest data from Al Jazeera..