“More than 8,000 people were rescued from the rubble,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

Oktay specified that 5,775 buildings collapsed as a result of the earthquakes.

According to the latest data, 3,419 people died as a result of the earthquake in Turkey.

On the morning of February 7, the plane of the Russian Emergencies Ministry with Deputy Minister Alexander Chupriyan arrived in Turkey.

Adviser to the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Danila Martynov said that the Russian rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, who arrived in Turkey to help eliminate the earthquake, will work around the clock.