Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality, which took immediate action after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, the epicenter of which is in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş, is in the earthquake zone with 27 vehicles and a team of 101 people, which it has formed to support search and rescue and debris removal efforts in the earthquake area, as well as to support the citizens affected by the earthquake. He began work.
“AS TEKIRDAG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY, WE MOVE ALL OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EARTHQUAKE ZONE”
Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Kadir Albayrak, who stated that a fully equipped team in every sense was transferred to the region, said, “First of all, I convey our best wishes to all our citizens affected by the earthquake, especially Kahramanmaraş and Gaziantep. We have casualties. Bless our nation. I hope we get through with the least loss of life and damage. As Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality, we took immediate action as soon as we received the news of the earthquake and we have mobilized all our resources for the people of the region. As of now, our fully equipped team consisting of 27 vehicles and 101 people has started to work in the region. Our team will both support search and rescue and debris removal activities, and will do the necessary work to raise the morale of our citizens affected by the earthquake and provide psychological support. We are always with our citizens financially and morally. I wish God’s mercy once again to our citizens who lost their lives in the earthquake, and I wish a speedy recovery to the survivors. Get well soon to all our people,” he said.
101-PERSON TEAM WITH 27 VEHICLES IS IN THE EARTHQUAKE ZONE
2 Excavators, 3 lowbeds (load vehicles and construction equipment transport vehicles), 3 multi-purpose response vehicles, 1 water tanker, 1 truck, 5 minibuses, 2 buses, 7 pickup trucks, 2 double cabin D-max and 1 commercial passenger vehicle. The team, consisting of a total of 27 vehicles and 101 personnel, with fully equipped accident-removal vehicles and equipment, will support search and rescue and debris removal activities in the earthquake zone.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
In addition, 2 social service specialists in the team will provide psychological support to the citizens affected by the earthquake and will work to increase the morale of the citizens.
