Head of State Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa this Monday mourned the victims of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, in connection with which he sent a message of solidarity to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“The President of the Republic deplores the victims of this morning’s earthquake by sending a message of solidarity to Turkish President Erdogan,” the note, released on Monday, said.
This note, published on the official website of the Presidency of the Republic on the Internet, mentions that, “according to the available information, at the moment there are no Portuguese casualties either in Turkey or in Syria.” .
Later, the President of the Republic again spoke about the tragedy that befell both countries, expressing solidarity with the victims in statements to journalists on the sidelines of a school visit in Olhão.
“This is a tragedy, and, if I may say so, the tragedy in Syria is even greater than in Turkey. Obviously, in Turkey it occurs to us to think faster about what happened, because it is a closer country. , but here it is, with other structures and the number of victims was much less than they imagine in Syria,” the President of the Republic said.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said his position had already been expressed to the “respective heads of state” of Turkey and Syria, and thus to the “Turkish and Syrian peoples” who were affected by the earthquake that destroyed buildings this morning. and led to the death of about 1500 people.
Asked about the absence of Portuguese casualties in the area of the earthquake that affected the southwest of Turkey, near the border with Syria, the President of the Republic replied that “so far this has been an indication of what the Portuguese authorities have had.” .
“But as you can imagine, qualifications are more difficult in Syria. And even in Turkey, in the south of Turkey. But so far, in the news that I had, there was not a single Portuguese “among the victims,” said the Portuguese. head of state.
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale with its epicenter in Turkey hit Turkey and Syria this morning, killing hundreds of people. A new shock measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit the country again late Monday morning.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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