Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey Vasily Bodnar spoke about the condition of two Ukrainians who were rescued in Turkey during the earthquake. According to him, the child is now in the care of relatives, and the mother is in the hospital..

During the telethon, the diplomat noted that new information about the victims is not ruled out, as the death toll is constantly growing..

The number of applications to search for missing Ukrainians also increased.. It is now known that 38 of our citizens have already been found for sure.. Another 24 applications are being processed, meaning they are still being sought.

This morning, Bodnar continued, there was information that a Ukrainian woman was found under the rubble.. The diplomats contacted the rescuers, who had already left the place to begin the search..

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Recall, as a result of the earthquake with a magnitude of 7.

8 points, which occurred in Turkey and Syria on February 6, more than 8,700 people have already died.. These numbers are expected to rise as the rescue operation continues..

Seismologist Jenny Jenkins, from the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, said the quake was so devastating because the region of Turkey where the outbreak was recorded is prone to this because it is located at the intersection of three tectonic plates - the Anatolian, Arabian and African..