Search for missing Pinoy, children in Hatay, Turkiye ongoing

The Philippine Embassy in Turkiye on Sunday, Feb. 12, said it has tapped search-and-rescue teams in Hatay City in looking for a Filipina and her children, who are all believed to still be under the rubble of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the country’s southeastern region.

“The embassy has sought the assistance of search-and-rescue teams in Hatay City on the status of a missing Filipino and their children, feared to be still under rubble,” a statement from the embassy read.

“This has been confirmed by her husband and her sister-in-law, both Turkish nationals,” it added.

The embassy assured that its team continues to be present in Mersin, which is less than 100 kilometers to Adana and roughly 250 kilometers to Hatay, two of the most badly-hit provinces in southern Turkiye.

This, the embassy stressed, is “in order