turkey earthquakeThe Indian Embassy in Turkey on Saturday recovered the body of an Indian man from under the rubble of a hotel in Malatya.
The man, identified as Vijay Kumar, was on a business trip when a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and its neighboring regions on February 6.
The Indian Embassy in Turkey said on Twitter, “We inform with sadness that the mortal remains of Shri Vijay Kumar, an Indian national missing in Turkey since the 6th February earthquake, have been found and identified in the rubble of a hotel in Malatya.” Has been.” where he was on a business trip.
It further said that the body has been identified by the family members of the victim. Expressing condolences to the family members, the embassy said, “Our deepest sympathies go out to his family and loved ones. We are making arrangements for his mortal remains to reach his family at the earliest.”
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Vijay Kumar Goud, a resident of Uttarakhand’s Pauri district and working for a Bengaluru-based company, had gone to Turkey on official work.
The victim was identified by her tattoo
His face was disfigured beyond recognition and he had a tattoo of the word ‘Om’ on one arm, his family said here, quoting Indian embassy officials.
Gaur’s wife and son, who had been expecting no positive news, were inconsolable as their worst fears had come true. Friends and relatives visited Goud’s home to express condolences to the bereaved family.
His body will be taken first to Istanbul and then to Delhi. Family sources, quoting Indian embassy officials, said that it may take three days for his body to reach Kotdwar.
The Ministry of External Affairs had said on Wednesday that one Indian was missing after the earthquake and 10 others were stranded but safe in remote areas.
Search for Indians living in Turkey
According to officials, the number of Indians living in Turkiye was around 3,000, of whom around 1,800 live in and around Istanbul, while 250 are in Ankara and the rest are spread across the country. The hotel where Goud was staying collapsed on the morning of 6 February when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, leaving a trail of death and destruction. More than 23,000 people have died in the region due to the earthquake.
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