Ministry: 28 countries set up field hospitals in Türkiye's quake-hit regions

US soldiers setting up a field hospital in Hatay, southern Türkiye. (Photo: AA)

The Foreign Ministry has announced that 28 countries have established 30 field hospitals in Türkiye's earthquake-hit regions.

At least 130,785 tents, 1,168 temporary housing containers and over 1,600 mobile hygiene units have arrived in Türkiye as part of coordinated efforts of Türkiye's diplomatic missions abroad, the ministry said in a statement on Twitter.

More than 1.6 million blankets, 226,451 sleeping bags, 83,844 beds, 29,266 power generators, over 6,300 tons of clothing, over 3,000 tons of hygienic medical materials and nearly 6,000 tons of food have also been delivered, it added.

On February 6, two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 struck the southern city of Maraş. The first quake in the Pazarcık district at 4.17 a.m. was followed by the second one in Elbistan about nine hours later.

The quakes affected 11 cities in Türkiye's south and southeast, as well as Syria's northern parts.

The official death toll from the quakes stands at over 44,000 and is expected to increase further, as over 160,000 buildings were destroyed or severely damaged, according to government figures.

Nearly two million people have been displaced due to the earthquakes. (VK)