Japan Embassy in Turkiye commemorates lives lost to earthquake by lowering flag at half-mast

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Japan Embassy in Turkiye commemorates lives lost to earthquake by lowering flag at half-mast

Japan Embassy in Turkiye commemorates lives lost to earthquake by lowering flag at half-mast

The Japanese Embassy in Turkiye lowered the flag at half-mast to commemorate lives lost in Turkiye and Syria on Feb. 8. (Twitter/@JaponyaBE)

This aerial view shows residents, aided by heavy equipment, searching for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings following an earthquake in the village of Besnia near the town of Harim, in Syria's rebel-held noryhwestern Idlib province on the border with Turkey, on February 6, 2022. (AFP)

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08 Feb 2023 03:02:10 GMT9

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DUBAI: The Japanese Embassy in Turkiye lowered its Japanese flag at half-mast on Wednesday to commemorate the lives lost in the earthquakes on Feb. 6 that killed over 5000 people in Turkiye and Syria.

In a tweet posted on Wednesday, the embassy said: “We lowered our flag at half-mast at our Embassy to commemorate those who lost their lives in the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş. We wish the injured a speedy recovery.”

Kahramanmaraş merkezli depremlerde hayatını kaybedenleri saygıyla anmak için Büyükelçiliğimizde bayrağımızı yarıya indirdik. Yaralılara acil şifalar diliyoruz. pic.twitter.com/ERkq90t6wd
— Japonya Büyükelçiliği ‖ 在トルコ日本国大使館 (@JaponyaBE) February 8, 2023

Japan’s Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa on Tuesday said that the Asian country’s government expressed its heartfelt condolences to the victims of the earthquakes and their families in both Turkiye and Syria.

Hayashi expressed solidarity with the people affected and said Japan planned to swiftly provide the necessary assistance.

On Feb. 6, Japan dispatched Japan Disaster Relief Rescue Team to Türkiye, at the request of the Turkish government, to conduct a search and rescue operation.

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