Two Moldovan citizens picked up from Turkey by Romanian Air Force plane
On Tuesday evening, another 13 Romanian citizens were repatriated from Turkey by an Air Force aircraft. Among them there were two citizens of the Republic of Moldova, reports protv.ro.
A group of Romanian students are still in the earthquake zone and are to be brought back to the country. However, they cannot reach the airport because of the destroyed infrastructure.
Nine students were also on the plane, having left the country under the ERASMUS programme, together with the teacher accompanying them. At the time of the earthquake, they were staying at a hotel in Kahramanmaraș, the area worst affected by the quake. They arrived safely at Adana airport, where they were picked up by a rescue team and transported to Romania.
"Everyone is in good condition, however they are tired. This flight was very complicated. We are talking about people who were unfortunately exposed directly to the earthquake and directly to the previous group. A first group is leaving at Gare de Nord, a second group is leaving at Otopeni. There are also two Moldovan citizens, who will leave by their own means tonight towards Chisinau", said doctor Gabriel Diaconu.
After Monday evening's flight, which repatriated 8 Romanians and 2 Polish citizens, this was the second humanitarian flight of the Romanian Forces. So far, 21 Romanian citizens have been sent home.
MAE al României reamintește că o echipă consulară mobilă din cadrul Ambasadei României la Ankara s-a deplasat la data de 6 februarie a.c. în zona afectată de seisme, cu două autovehicule, în vederea acordării de asistență consulară, preluării grupului de cetățeni români din Kahramanmaraş și asigurării transportului acestora spre Adana.
„Până acum nu există cetățeni români victime ale cutremurului. Sunt cetățeni români care doresc să rămână pe teritoriul Turciei, sunt alții care doresc să revină în țară, care au avut nevoie de sprijin și indicații pentru a ajunge la un aeroport sau pentru a cunoaște modalitatea prin care pot reveni în România”, a declarat purtătorul cuvânt al MAE român, Radu Filip.
Reprezentanții Ambasadei din România încearcă acum să găsească o soluție să aducă în țară și un alt grup format din 7 studenți. Ei se află în Malatya, zonă puternic afectată de seisme, dar nu se pot deplasa spre Aeroportul din Adana din cauza drumurilor distruse.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministry in Chisinau said there were no Moldovan citizens injured or hospitalised in the earthquake.
"MFAEI reaffirms that the consular emergency hotline at our country's embassy in Ankara is set up on a permanent basis," said MFAEI spokesman Daniel Voda.
Phone: +90 312 446 55 27 (active during the working hours of the diplomatic mission)
Consular emergency hotline: +90 541 687 21 04
