Sad News, 2 Indonesian Citizens Victims Of The Turkish Earthquake Found Dead In Dyarbarkir

The process of repatriating the bodies of Indonesian citizens who were victims of the Turkish earthquake. (Photo: Doc. Indonesian Embassy Ankara)

JAKARTA - Two Indonesian citizens (WNI) who were victims of the Turkish earthquake were found dead in the Dyarbarkir area on Friday, February 17 yesterday. Both were found among the ruins of the Galeria Apartment.

The Indonesian Embassy in Ankara revealed the identities of the two Indonesian citizens who were victims of death were Irma Lestari who came from Lombok and Ni Wayan Supini from Bali. These two bodies have been identified with the help of the Police DVI Team.

"We are all deeply saddened," said the Indonesian Ambassador to Turkey Lalu Muhammad Iqbal in a written statement, Saturday, February 18.

After being identified, said Lalu, these two victims who died will soon be tried to return to the country. Currently, the body is on its way from Diyarbakir to Adana.

"The Indonesian Embassy in Ankara and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will soon seek to return the bodies to their respective hometowns," he said.

He said another tough task was to convey this sad news to the family.

"The most difficult task is to convey sad news to the family. If possible, avoid this task," he said.

Meanwhile, Irma Lestari and Ni Wayan Supini are Indonesian migrant workers who work as professional therapist spas in Dyarbakir. The Galeria Apartment, which is where both of them live, was completely destroyed by the earthquake and 89 victims died.

With the discovery of these two bodies, the number of Indonesian citizens who died as a result of this earthquake reached 4 people. 2 of them have been found first.

For information, there are 500 Indonesians in the vicinity of the earthquake. 128 of them have been successfully evacuated.

While the rest, are now safe and have found a safe shelter. Next, there were also 10 Indonesians who were seriously injured and handled by the Indonesian Embassy in Ankara.