Two Filipinos in Turkey sustained injuries following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that jolted the foreign country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday.
In a statement, the DFA said the two individuals are now doing fine.
"On the two Filipinos who were reportedly injured, Ankara [Philippine Embassy] has informed that the two are ok as of now," DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza told reporters in a message.
The Philippine Embassy in Ankara, in a separate remark, said they are continuously contacting "as many of the 248 Filipinos as possible" in the affected areas, including Gaziantep, Hatay, Adana, Mersin, and Sanliurfa.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria on Monday.
As of writing, the death toll has now risen to more than 7,800 with rescuers working against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Reports said that the 7.8 magnitude earthquake was Turkey’s most severe earthquake since 1999.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. earlier said the country is set to deploy to Turkey around 85 rescuers along with relief goods and necessities for quake survivors.
The embassy has yet to determine the exact casualty figures among the Filipino communities affected by the quake.
