Russian Ministry of Health sends field hospital to Türkiye

Russian Ministry of Health sends field hospital to Türkiye

The Embassy of Russia in Ankara reported that the Russian Ministry of Health sent a field hospital to Türkiye to help earthquake victims.

The Embassy shared the following post on its Telegram channel: "The Russian Ministry of Health has sent a field hospital to Türkiye to help earthquake survivors. The hospital will serve in the Erzin district of Hatay."

Hatay was the most severely affected city by the February 6 earthquake. In the days following the disaster, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations dispatched doctors, search and rescue teams, and a field hospital to Türkiye to clear the wreckage. Russian search and rescue teams worked in the province of Kahramanmaraş and surrounding areas.