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Azerbaijan, France open field hospital in Türkiye’s earthquake zones

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Azerbaijan and France established field hospitals for earthquake victims in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş and Adıyaman provinces, respectively.

Azerbaijan on Wednesday established the first of two field hospitals in Kahramanmaraş region, the epicenter of the powerful Feb. 6 twin quakes.

“Our hospital has four departments. After admission and initial examination, the patient is sent to the relevant department,” Gurban Eyvazov, the head of the 10-bed facility, told Anadolu Agency (AA).

The field hospital established by Azerbaijan in the Kahramanmaraş province, Feb. 15, 2023. (AA Photo)
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The hospital has a laboratory, as well as a local anesthesia and surgery department, he said.

“We will build another hospital. There will be separate departments for orthopedics, pediatrics, and general surgery,” Eyvazov said.

“We will stand by our brother Türkiye until our duty is done. We are one nation. You have always helped us in difficult times. We are always ready to support you and we will always be,” he added.

According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, at least 745 rescuers and medical personnel have been working in Kahramanmaraş since Feb. 6.

Azerbaijani emergency staff have so far rescued 53 people alive and recovered nearly 700 bodies, the country’s Emergency Situations Ministry said.

France also inaugurated a field hospital in Adıyaman province’s Gölbaşı district, which will be able to treat 100 patients on a daily basis.

The hospital will remain operational for at least 15 days, according to Herve Magro, the French ambassador to Türkiye.

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French physicians are seen at the field hospital established in the Gölbaşı district in Adıyaman, Feb. 15, 2023. (DHA Photo)
French physicians are seen at the field hospital established in the Gölbaşı district in Adıyaman, Feb. 15, 2023. (DHA Photo)

“We will stay for as long as Turkish authorities want,” he said.

The hospital has two operating rooms and a labor room with a staff of 15 doctors and 25 nurses, according to Isabella Arnaud, a surgeon.

On Feb. 6, two powerful earthquakes struck southern Türkiye, centered in Kahramanmaraş and shaking nine other provinces-Hatay, Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakır, Kilis, Osmaniye, and Şanlıurfa.

The death toll has now climbed over 35,400, with thousands more injured.

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