The Office for the Prevention of Emergency Situations under the Turkish Government (AFAD) reported the completion of the preparation for the sending of the first group of Turkish saviors to Morocco, where a destructive earthquake of magnitude 7 points occurred at night.
In the case of an international signal for help, the Turkish rescuers will immediately go to the disaster zone in Morocco, the department noted.
“In total, at the first stage, 265 employees of various Turkish institutions will go to the region, including AFAD, UMKE, Turkish red crescent and other NGOs. In addition, 1000 tents were prepared for sending,” they communed in AFAD.
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Morocco, the number of magnitude of 7 points died as a result of an earthquake of magnitude to 820, and the victims – to 672.
Earthquake of magnitude 7 points that occurred in Morocco, on the night of September 9, has become the largest earthquake in the history of the country over the past century, the Morocco National Geophysical Institute reported.