Earthquake in Turkey: death of a Moroccan national (Embassy)

A Moroccan national was killed in the violent earthquake that hit southern Turkey on Monday, MAP reports from the Kingdom’s embassy in Ankara.

Earthquake in Turkey: death of a Moroccan national (Embassy)

February 7, 2023 at 8:08 p.m.

Modified February 7, 2023 at 8:12 p.m.

A Moroccan national was killed in the violent earthquake that hit southern Turkey on Monday, MAP reports from the Kingdom’s embassy in Ankara.

Aged 51, the victim (HM) died in Antakya, capital of the province of Hatay, specifies the same source. Born on February 5, 1972 in Casablanca, she was married to a Turkish citizen.

The son of the deceased (16), slightly injured, was transferred to the hospital to receive the necessary care, adds the embassy, assuring that he is doing well.

A violent earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale shook the Pazarcık district in Kahramanmaraş, in southern Turkey, in the night from Sunday to Monday, causing enormous damage and a very high human toll. heavy.