The Philippine Embassy in Ankara on Thursday said it is still receiving reports of affected Filipinos, with some out of reach, after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey on Feb. 6. READ:
are safe and we will not give up hope for those that cannot be contacted.Meanwhile, the embassy has also been contributing to the disaster response efforts through the distribution of relief goods to Filipinos in the cities of Adana and Iskenderun.
We are continuing to utilize our invaluable network of Filipino community leaders from across the country to get in touch with those in need, such as four Filipinos that the team evacuated from Adana to the safer city of Mersin,Cherilyn Santos, president of the Filipino community in Ankara, on Thursday told Super Radyo dzBB that a Filipino reported dead earlier has been rescued. However, four other Filipinos living in the same building remain missing.
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