The total number of deaths that Uzbekistan rescuers got in the Turkish province of Hatay has grown to 50.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as of February 9, 19:00 Tashkent time, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan removed the dead bodies from the ruins. Thus, the total number of dead that Uzbekistan rescuers got, amounted to 50.

As previously reported, another batch of humanitarian aid was delivered to Hatay from Uzbekistan. On the way back to Tashkent, this special plane evacuated 11 citizens of Uzbekistan and 6 citizens of Kyrgyzstan, who suffered from a strong earthquake.

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