Vice President Fuat Oktay, regarding the earthquakes affecting 10 provinces in Kahramanmaraş, said, “We have a total of 3 thousand 419 losses. Our wounded are 20 thousand 534. Those rescued from the wreckage have exceeded 8 thousand,” he said.
Vice President Fuat Oktay made the following statement regarding the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş at the AFAD Emergency Management Center:
“We have a total of 3 losses. Our wounded are 419 thousand 20. Those rescued from the wreckage have exceeded 534 thousand. Our number of destroyed thousand is 8 thousand 5. We have 775 aftershocks so far. We have 312 earthquakes of 6 and above. 3 earthquakes between 24 and 5. Our search and rescue efforts continue uninterruptedly. The winter conditions were not only related to our 6 provinces in the region, but also in other regions where the type of road is dense, the closure of the roads brought us to struggle with the weather conditions.
In terms of search and rescue numbers, we currently have 12 search and rescue personnel in all our provinces. Of these, 181 thousand 4 are in Maraş, 60 in Hatay, 2 in Gaziantep, 465 in Adıyaman, 314 in Osmaniye, 721 in Adana, 687 in Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa 119, Kilis 562 and Malatya thousand. 100. The work here, especially in Kilis, Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır, is in very good condition. In other provinces, within the framework of search and rescue, 41 health-related 112 ambulances, 239 UMKE teams and ambulance planes and 946 UMKE personnel and a total of 939 health personnel are working in the field. There are actually 947 personnel working in the field. Our 4 thousand 785 construction machines are in operation with our search and rescue teams in the field. A very serious progress has been made in the field, especially within the framework of the need for cranes.
3 thousand 294 search and rescue personnel came from abroad
As of this morning, our chances of using aircraft have increased. 6 A-400M, 6 C-130, 19 CN-235, 4 of which are ambulance aircraft. 4 KC-135 tanker aircraft and 26 helicopters. Especially right now, Adana Airport has become a logistics base. In terms of search and rescue teams coming from abroad, we are sending these teams to Hatay, Maraş and Adıyaman, especially these three provinces, very quickly. When we look at the size of the aid from other countries, we see that 3 thousand 294 search and rescue personnel came. Over 70 countries have made requests there, too. Of these, 14 countries are actually in the field. It is in the process of being shipped from Adana to the relevant places. Czech, France, Netherlands, Malta, India, Poland, Algeria, Italy, Moldova, Albania, Israel, Uzbekistan, Hungary, Germany, Serbia, Slovakia, Tatar, England, Russian Federation. We also thank these countries. 3 thousand 294 personnel and 9 search and rescue dogs are also included in this.
I talked about our hospitals and our healthcare teams. There is no change in the extent of damage, especially in our hospitals that we talked about yesterday. Therefore, we also have field hospitals. In places where these damaged hospitals are located, we are sending patients to other provinces intensively.
In terms of shelter, our tents and blankets, beds, kitchen sets and pillow-sheet sets are both in AFAD's warehouses, in Kızılay's warehouses, and in donations made by NGOs and local administrations. As of today, we have prioritized the transfer of these needs to the disaster area by air, especially since the roads were closed outside the disaster area, especially due to the type we experienced last night and all night long.
As of yesterday, our Ministry of National Education and universities opened the places we refer to as settlements, hostels, dormitories, youth centers, gyms, teachers' houses. The latest situation there, 301 people in the Ministry of National Education and approximately 512 thousand people under the coordination of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and a total of 79 thousand disaster victims are currently sheltered here. Food options are also available.
On the routes we mentioned yesterday, there was the Hatay-Reyhanlı state road, which was closed to transportation. An alternative way is used, so that we can provide controlled passage in closed areas. Due to the Nurdağı location on the Osmaniye-Gaziantep road, a one-way passage was once again provided there. This place has been opened especially for duty vehicles. There was a problem between Malatya and Kahramanmaraş. An alternative route is also used there. Within the framework of the Kayseri-Pınarbaşı and Göksun road, the problems not caused by the disaster but caused by the blizzard continued throughout the night. But these places are open for mandatory transitions. Transportation to disaster areas is extremely important and critical. It is extremely important that we keep these roads open so that transportation can be provided on time and our disaster-fighting teams and vehicles can perform their work in the field very quickly.
“Vehicle entry to Hatay, Kahramanmaraş and Adıyaman has been stopped”
We especially want and request our citizens who do not have a job in the region not to use these roads and not to go to the region. We have also taken a precaution here, as those who do not carry out any transportation work in the areas of food or search and rescue, shelter and similar areas to the disaster area that do not need these regions do not use these roads. Especially in Hatay, Maraş and Adıyaman, as of 48 hours, we have stopped the entry of vehicles other than vehicles that deliver to the disaster-related region. This will be valid for 48 hours. As of 11.00:XNUMX, this period has started today. This can be expanded if needed in other provinces. The message we want to convey here is that our citizens who do not have a job in the region should not use those roads without the need for such measures.
“Electrically controlled”
I shared the electricity issue again last night. When we look there, I share yesterday's notes with Osmaniye from yesterday. In energy, I had stated that we would deliver to Hatay and Reyhanlı regarding electricity today. We will be giving electricity to Reyhanlı today. Islahiye and Nurdagi in Gaziantep have not been given yet. We have stated that it will be given to all in Malatya and that AFAD's approval is required. It is completed, but it is given here, but all of it is under control in the areas where the wreckage is. In Osmaniye, Merkezbahçe and Kadirli, we said that after the whole area was checked and the approval was given that there was no risk, we said that electricity would be given. Controlled electricity was started in the center of Kahramanmaraş. It started to be given partially in Elbistan. The market is not yet given. Work on other counties continues.
natural gas issue
I stated that there was a problem with the main line at 6 points related to natural gas. All the necessary equipment has been delivered to the field today and the work has begun. The teams related to the gas supply to Gaziantep, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş started to work. As of yesterday, we stated that it would take about 2-3 days. Therefore, this is a study that covers the center and districts. Fuel and generator fuel shipments to the region continue under the coordination of our Ministry of Energy, both within the framework of generators and normal fuel and generator fuel in the region.
Kahramanmaraş lost 530 and 2 wounded. Hatay 900 casualties and 872 thousand 2 injured. Our 766 losses in Osmaniye are 293 wounded. Adıyaman 315 lost our 720 injured. Diyarbakir 400 casualties, 92 wounded. Şanlıurfa 770 lost 95 injured. Gaziantep 791 casualties, 481 thousand 3 injured. Adana has 890 casualties, 146 thousand 2 injured. Malatya 611 casualties, 166 thousand 3 injured. By the way, we also added Elazig. There, too, we have 298 casualties and 2 injuries. Once again, I wish God's mercy on our citizens who lost their lives, and my condolences to their relatives.”
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