The Foreign ministry of The Gambia has said that three Gambians who were in Turkey’s earthquake zone are safe.

At least more than 15,000 people have been reported death after earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Sunday. 

However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad said no Gambian national is killed or injured.

“Information available to us through our Embassy in Ankara indicates that the three Gambians that were in the earthquake zone are all safe and accounted for. 

“As for Syria, Lebanon, and other countries, the Ministry is yet to receive information from these countries regarding Gambians,” the ministry said.

Reporting by Adama Makasuba