The European Union (EU) has shown on Monday its «solidarity» and its readiness to «help» after more than 600 people were killed by an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the open Richter scale in southern Turkey, near the Syrian border.
«Deeply saddened to learn this morning of the devastating earthquake that has struck parts of Turkey and Syria,» said the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, in a message posted on his official account on the social network Twitter.
«My deepest condolences to the many families who have lost lives and a speedy recovery to the injured. The EU shows its full solidarity with you,» he said.
In this line has expressed the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Common Security, Josep Borrell, who has regretted that the earthquake has killed «hundreds» of people and «injured many more». «Our thoughts are with the people of Turkey and Syria. The EU stands ready to help,» he stressed.
So far, more than 280 people have been confirmed dead and 2,300 wounded in Turkey, as well as nearly 240 dead and 640 wounded in areas of Syria controlled by the authorities. To these figures must be added more than 90 dead and 500 wounded in rebel-held areas in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, as detailed in statements to the German news agency DPA by the president of the Syrian American Medical Society, Basel Termanini.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
