Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed four Australians remain unaccounted for after earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong told the Senate on Wednesday consular assistance is being provided to the families of the Australians who are missing.
"Obviously their safety is our immediate priority and consular officials in Ankara are working with local authorities and others on the ground to assist them." Mr Pahali was on holiday in Turkey visiting his sister at her home in Hatay, a southern province that borders Syria, when the earthquakes struck and has not been heard from since.
" has activated an AUSASSISTPLAN to deploy an Urban Search and Rescue team of up to 72 personnel to Türkiye to assist local authorities," the statement said. Turkey's ambassador to Australia Ufuk Gezer was watching on in the House of Representatives as Mr Albanese delivered his remarks.
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