Ministry starts call center for unattended children after the earthquake

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The Ministry of Family and Social Services established a call center for children whose families cannot be reached after the February 6 earthquakes.

The phone numbers to call to get information about the unattended children were announced.

The Ministry also announced that 162 children pulled out of the debris and now unattended are being treated in hospitals and that 101 more have been placed in the ministry institutions after the February 6 earthquakes.

18 children were handed over to their families after the applications were examined and the family bonds confirmed. (AÖ/PE)