PH embassy in Turkey reaches out to...

Affairs are processing aid for the Filipinos affected.

It warned, however, that Turkish authorities have closed off roads leading to the quake-hit areas.

Algabre said Filipinos in Turkey can reach the embassy through telephone and Whatsapp (+905345772344), through email at ankara.pe@dfa.gov.ph, or on its Facebook page (facebook.com/

PHinTurkey). They are advised to keep watch on the Facebook page for its advisories, that include 112 Emergency helplines of the Turkish government and lists of shelters and staging points of local government units (LGUs) in each of the affected Turkish provinces.

No Filipino casualties were reported in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, so far.

"Our deepest condolences goes out to the families and loved ones of all those affected in Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adıyaman, Malatya, Sanlıurfa, Adana, Diyarbakır, and Kilis," the embassy's statement wrote, citing the areas worst hit by Monday's tragedy.

More than 5,000 people were reported to have been killed by the tremor, said to be one of the strongest in recent years.