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Turkish company to send ships to house 3,000 in earthquake zone

A view of damage, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Turkey's Karadeniz Holding said on Saturday it would send two humanitarian aid ships that can each house 1,500 people to help the relief effort in the southern province of Hatay, hit by a major earthquake that has claimed more than 20,000 lives.

"The company is working with the authorities to send lifeships Suheyla Sultan and Rauf Bey to Iskenderun-Hatay, the company said, adding this would be its first humanitarian mission.

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