Turkey Earthquake Update: Four countries of West Asia, Turkey (old name Turkey), Syria, Lebanon and Israel were shaken by the earthquake on Monday morning. There were 3 major earthquake tremors in 12 hours. More than 2300 people died. Hundreds of people were buried under the debris. After this devastation, many countries of the world have come forward to help Turkey. India will send its rescue team and relief material there.
Devastation in Turkey, Saudi Arabia’s statement came
Islamic country Saudi Arabia has also expressed solidarity by expressing condolences to the people of Turkey. However, no major help has been announced from his side yet. The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Turkey has said that it is closely monitoring the situation with the Turkish authorities.
Diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Turkey have not been as good as they are with other Islamic countries. There is a competition between these two to prove themselves as a ‘strong Islamic country’. In such a situation, the eyes of the world are on what Saudi Arabia has announced to help Turkey in its time of crisis.
#statement , The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following closely the tragic events in #Turkey and #Syriafollowing the earthquake-hit that resulted in deaths and injuries. pic.twitter.com/SIK7LwQRKO
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) February 6, 2023
‘Tragic incidents are closely monitored’
“They are closely following the unfortunate events in Turkey and Syria,” Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said in a statement posted on its official Twitter account today. The statement further said, “Saudi Arabia expresses its solidarity with Turkey and the Syrian people and expresses its condolences for the speedy recovery of the injured.”
Saudi’s focus on the safety of its people
An official of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Turkey said that after the earthquake, they are also trying to find out whether any Saudi citizen died in the earthquake. The Saudi embassy in Ankara said it had not yet received any reports of deaths of Saudi citizens, but would continue to liaise with Turkish authorities for any such information.
