The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Turkey Achmad Rizal Purnama said there had been no reports of victims of Indonesian citizens (WNI), after shaking a magnitude of 6.2 rocked Istanbul on Wednesday.
"Temporary reports from the Istanbul Task Force and the Indonesian Consulate General have not yet been reported regarding the victims," Ambassador Rizal said in a short message, Wednesday, April 23.
He explained that the number of Indonesian citizens in Istanbul registered in the Indonesian Consulate General in Istanbul was 2,648 people. Around 800 of them are professional Indonesian migrant workers, 776 students, and 670 housewives who are married to Turks.
"For PMI professionals, they generally work in the hotel and spa industry," added Ambassador Rizal.
As previously reported, an earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.2 rocked Istanbul on Wednesday, the Turkish disaster and emergency management agency said, quoted by the Associated Press.
The earthquake had a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (about 6 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara.
Aftershocks occurred several times, including one earthquake measuring 5.3. The disaster and emergency management agency appealed to residents to stay away from the building.
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An earthquake was felt in a neighboring area, a report said. Many people rushed out of their homes in panic.
Meanwhile, Istanbul's Metropolitan City Government said there were no "serious cases" in the earthquake in a statement made on its social media accounts.
Meanwhile, Kemal Cebi, the mayor of the Kucukcekmice district in western Istanbul, told local broadcaster NTV, "there has been no negative development" but he reported there was traffic jams and many buildings were already at risk due to the density of the area.
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