SCOV extends sympathy to Vietnamese affected by earthquake in Turkey

Buildings destroyed by the earthquake (Photo: VNA)

In a letter sent February 14, Mr. Hieu said that no casualties among Vietnamese in Turkey have been reported so far, but the life of some of them has been seriously affected.

Right after the earthquake, the Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey and the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and Syria have updated the situation and coordinated with the provisional executive board of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Turkey to prepare measures in support of overseas Vietnamese in the country.

Given the lingering impacts of the earthquake, the commission hopes that the community will continue staying united to overcome the difficulties, and support local residents in recovery efforts as possible, the letter wrote.

He affirmed that the commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey always accompany the community.

In case of emergency, citizens may contact the embassy by phone: 90 (312) 446 80491 or email: vnemb.tr@mofa.gov.vn; the citizen protection hotline of the Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 84 981 84 84 84, email: baohocongdan@gmail.com; and the committee: 84 24 38240 401, email: vu1.ubnv@gmail.com./.