Official spokesperson for the Government Mustapha Baitas confirmed that 4 Moroccans died in Turkey following the earthquake that hit the region.
The toll of the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria increased this Thursday afternoon, with over 17,500 deaths recorded. The chances of survival decrease more than 72 hours after the first earthquake, and rescuers remain engaged in a race against time to save the survivors.
Last Wednesday, the crisis cell created by the Moroccan Embassy in Ankara received around 1,300 calls from Moroccans residing in Turkey and their families, said Baitas.
“The problem in the affected area is that the telephone network has been severely impacted. And this is one of the difficulties that the crisis unit faces in receiving calls. But all efforts are deployed to assist the Moroccans in Turkey,” added Baitas.
The Moroccan embassy in Ankara announced on Tuesday evening the identification of the first Moroccan victim among the Turkey fatalities.
The 51-year-old Moroccan national passed as a result of the first earthquake that hit the country, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale.
A second earthquake of magnitude 7.5 was recorded in the southeast of the Turkey. Tremors were felt in Iraqi and Egyptian territories.
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