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Turkey Earthquake: Missing Indian Found Dead In Rubble of Hotel In Malatya

Turkey Earthquake: The Indian national Vijay Kumar, missing in Turkey since February 6 earthquake, has been found dead and was identified among the debris of a hotel in Malatya, informed Embassy of India in Ankara on 11 February.

Taking to Twitter, the the Embassy of India in Ankara wrote, “We inform with sorrow that the mortal remains of Shri Vijay Kumar, an Indian national missing in Turkey since February 6 earthquake, have been found and identified among the debris of a hotel in Malatya, where he was on a business trip.”

It added, “Our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. We are making arrangements for the earliest possible transportation of his mortal remains to his family.”

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on February 6 in the middle of a harsh winter resulted in almost 24,000 deaths in Turkey and Syria. The tremor was the most intense and lethal since a 7.8-magnitude tremor in 1939, which claimed 33,000 lives.

Under Operation Dost, India has dispatched 841 cartons of medications, safety equipment, and diagnostics to Turkey and Syria after the earthquake.

Following the enormous earthquake that struck Turkey on Friday, local media reported on Saturday that Turkish police had detained 12 persons in connection with fallen structures in the southeast provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa.

Parth Kakade

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