Three Brits are missing following mega Turkey-Syria earthquake, government confirms 

Three British nationals are missing following the earthquake which struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, the Foreign Secretary has said.

Making a statement in the Commons, James Cleverly said: ‘As of this morning, we know that three British nationals are missing and the Foreign Office’s Crisis Response Hub is working to support the at least 35 British nationals who have been directly affected by these earthquakes.

‘We assess that the likelihood of large-scale British casualties remains low.’

The Turkish government is requesting international assistance ‘on a scale that matches the enormity of the situation that they are facing’, the Foreign Secretary has said.

Updating the Commons on the UK response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake, James Cleverly said: ‘Across the region inhabited by more than 12 million people, more than 6,000 buildings have collapsed. Electricity and gas infrastructure has been severely damaged.

‘Many of the 3.5 million Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey reside in the affected provinces. Turkey’s outstanding disaster relief response capability has been severely tested by the sheer scale of this catastrophe.

‘The Turkish government has declared a state of emergency and they are requesting international assistance on a scale that matches the enormity of the situation that they are facing.

‘Turkey will lead the disaster relief response in the areas of Syria where it has the presence.’

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