Five Ukrainians may be under rubble in earthquake zone in Turkey. This was announced by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko.

“We have information about the probable stay of 5 Ukrainians under the rubble. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy are actively cooperating with the Turkish authorities to save them,” the statement says..

According to Nikolenko, one citizen of Ukraine was hospitalized. There is no threat to her life.

In total, diplomats have already tracked down 103 Ukrainian citizens..

The remaining 22 Ukrainians do not get in touch yet. The Foreign Ministry said that they are working to establish their whereabouts, and also maintain contact with relatives.

Ukrainian consuls went to the natural disaster zone in southern Turkey to provide assistance to Ukrainians. In particular, the diplomats are carrying warm clothes, essentials and medicines..

“On the spot, they will coordinate the search for missing citizens, the provision of medical assistance to the victims and the organization of evacuation,” Nikolenko added..

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On February 6, an extremely strong earthquake of magnitude 7.

8 occurred in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Syria.. Seismic waves were recorded by sensors around the world and could be observed spreading across Europe, including the UK..

As a result of the earthquake, buildings were destroyed, thousands of people died, there is also evidence of the destruction of gas pipelines, which led to fires.

Earlier, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasily Bodnar spoke about the condition of two Ukrainians who were rescued in Turkey during the earthquake.