More than 50 Filipino families were evacuated to shelter in Ankara, Turkiye following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said 53 Filipinos, including their husbands and children are currently taking shelter in the Turkiye capital, while 25 Filipinos have already received relief goods as of Saturday afternoon, Feb. 11.
“They will try to give additional data on the number of Filipinos met, called, texted, emailed plus increases in number of evacuees and Filipinos given relief goods in due course,” Daza said.In a statement on Sunday, the Philippine Embassy in Ankara said “the number of Filipino families sheltered in Ankara” while kind-hearted Filipinos continue to share their own resources and time to augment the Embassy efforts amid the disaster.
It also disclosed that a Filipino and her children remain missing and “feared to be still under rubble” in Hatay City. This, according to the embassy, was confirmed by her husband and her sister-in-law.Meanwhile, the Philippine Humanitarian Contingent, through the direction of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, were assigned to conduct structure assessment on collapsed buildings and establish a satellite field hospital to cater to patients and injured personnel.
A team from the embassy also continues to be present in Mersin, less than 100 kilometers to Adana and roughly 250 kms to Hatay, in order to respond to the needs of Filipinos there.
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