A 71 years old rescued alive 67 hours after the earthquake and Many countries sent rescue squads to Turkey

Kahramanmaraş, the epicentre city of the devastating earthquake, has been severely damaged and many buildings have collapsed. Rescue efforts are ongoing, with one person, Hüseyin Bakr, 71, being rescued alive from the rubble of a building 67 hours after the earthquake. Many countries have sent search and rescue personnel to Turkey due to the earthquakes, with Azerbaijan's 725 personnel, 34 of whom are health workers, affiliated with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, taking part in the search and rescue efforts. The European Union (EU) Commission has updated the information about the teams dispatched under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, with 20 EU countries and 3 European countries that are members of the Mechanism have taken action to dispatch a total of 36 search and rescue teams and medical teams. Ukraine also sent a search and rescue team of 87 people, 18 vehicles and 10 dogs to support Turkey.

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Kyrgyzstan sent 63 people under the Ministry of Emergencies, and Georgia sent 40 people to Turkey after the earthquakes. The first team of 60 people working in Adıyaman.

A team of 53 people sent by the Albanian Ministry of Defense to assist the search and rescue operations after the earthquake in Turkey participated in the work in Malatya. Poland sent a 76-person search and rescue team and a 52-person medical team. The aid sent by the USA also reached Turkey, with two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft of the US Air Force carrying 159 USAR personnel, 12 military working dogs and approximately 77 tons of special equipment. India sent 201 personnel from India and 99 personnel from Pakistan respectively. The Armenian administration sent a team of 57 people to Turkey to support search and rescue efforts after the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş.

South Korea sent 118 people, including 1 person from Foreign Affairs, 49 people from the Ministry of National Defense, 62 people from the National Fire Organization, 6 people from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and 1 person from the Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation Director Won Do Yeon. Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to increase the number of Russian teams working in search and rescue after the earthquake in Turkey. A team of 50 people and 11 more doctors were sent from Russia to Turkey today, and a team of 82 people arrived in Adana in the morning. Israel sent 230 people to Turkey, including 167 people experienced in post-disaster response, search and rescue dogs, and 16 tons of emergency aid materials. Belarus sent 32 people to the earthquake zone, and Tunisia, Algeria and Kuwait also sent search and rescue teams.

 

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Tunisian Interior Minister Tevfik Şerafeddin sent 14 tons of emergency aid materials and 41 search and rescue personnel and 4 specially trained dogs to Turkey. Algeria sent 89 people to work in Adıyaman, Kuwait sent 46 people to Hatay, Mongolia sent 35-person search and rescue team and medical personnel, Venezuela sent 50 people to Turkey and Syria, Japan sent 55 people, and Tajikistan sent 25 tons of humanitarian aid. Hungarian Ambassador to Ankara Viktor Matis stated that 7 different teams were sent to rescue those who were under the rubble during the earthquakes, and 156 Hungarian experts and 28 dogs will be assigned to the earthquake zones. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also stated that his country will send an expert team to support the search and rescue efforts in Turkey. Phone calls and messages were sent from many countries to Turkey for condolences and support.