At least two Filipinos living in Turkey were confirmed to have died after a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake nearly flattened a handful of provinces in the country. | dtmallarijrINQ dexcabalzaINQ INQjacobreports NCorralesINQ /PDI
“It is with deep regret that we learn of the passing of two Filipinos in the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated Turkey,” the President said on Twitter.The embassy also confirmed that a Filipino that was earlier reported dead was found alive in the city.
A major earthquake hit more than a dozen provinces in Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, flattening buildings and burying people alive. As of Feb. 9, the total death toll in Turkey hit 12,391 and 3,042 in Syria.The embassy said 248 Filipinos lived in the 11 heavily affected provinces of Turkey. The 82-man contingent the Philippines sent to aid Filipinos arrived on the afternoon of Feb. 9 in Istanbul.
The team carried with them 13,412 kg of medical supplies and equipment; tents; food rations; and tools and equipment for search and rescue operations.Meanwhile, the family of one of the overseas Filipino workers who died in the quake in Turkey on Friday appealed to Marcos to help them bring her remains back home to Lucena City, Quezon province.
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