THE Philippine embassy in Ankara, Turkey said it had reached out to Filipinos in the earthquake-hit areas.Philippine ambassador to Turkey Maria Elena P. Algabre, with a team, spent...
THE Philippine embassy in Ankara, Turkey said it had reached out to Filipinos in the earthquake-hit areas.Philippine ambassador to Turkey Maria Elena P. Algabre, with a team, spent a day contacting 248 Filipinos that were hit by the quake, especially in Gaziantep, Hatay, Adana, Mersin and Şanlıurfa. The embassy also set up a command center to coordinate its actions with Filipino community leaders and Turkish authorities.
It warned, however, that Turkish authorities have closed off roads leading to the quake-hit areas.Algabre said Filipinos in Turkey can reach the embassy through telephone and Whatsapp , through email at [email protected], or on its Facebook page . They are advised to keep watch on the Facebook page for its advisories, that include 112 Emergency helplines of the Turkish government and lists of shelters and staging points of local government units in each of the affected Turkish provinces.
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