In Turkey, as a result of the earthquake, two Ukrainian citizens were probably killed, and four were injured, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said.

" It is also known about four injured Ukrainians.. They received minor bodily injuries, there are no threats to their lives, they do not need hospitalization.. The victims are provided with temporary housing and food,"

According to him, Ukrainian diplomats have already tracked down 38 citizens and are interacting with Turkish rescue services to search for 19 Ukrainians who do not get in touch..

Nikolenko also noted that the Foreign Ministry is preparing to send Ukrainian consuls to the city of Gaziantep as soon as the situation is resolved..

" On the way back, the embassy plans to take out with its vehicles those Ukrainians who express a desire to move to other regions of Turkey,"

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The most powerful earthquakes were recorded in the southeastern regions of Turkey, bordering Syria, on the morning of February 6. 3,549 people died, 22,168 were injured. After lunch, the US Geological Survey recorded several more tremors of lesser strength.

At the same time, on February 6, earthquakes occurred not only in Turkey.. For six hours, tremors were recorded in Taiwan - 5.1 points on the Richter scale, in Alaska - 4.2 points, in Argentina (Arakan volcano) - 4.2 points, in Cyprus - 4.2 points.