Many countries sent search and rescue teams to Turkey.

Many countries sent search and rescue teams to Turkey.

Azerbaijan was the first country to send a search and rescue team after the declaration of the fourth alert level, which includes international assistance for the earthquake zone.

More than 400 Azerbaijani personnel are involved in the search and rescue efforts.

The plane carrying the 161-person search and rescue team from the US is expected to land at Incirlik Air Base and the team will go to the earthquake zones and participate in their work.

While 145 people are moving from Mexico, El Salvador has said it will send more than 100.

According to the statement from the European Union (EU) Commission, 30 search and rescue teams and medical teams have been or will be sent to Turkey so far under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. It was reported that 79 search and rescue dogs will accompany 1,200 search and rescue officers from 19 EU member states and 21 European countries, including Montenegro and Albania.

“The UK has sent 77 search and rescue specialists, state-of-the-art equipment and search dogs to Turkey,” the British Foreign Office Twitter account said. statements were included.

Although Greece announced that 21 firefighters will leave and Spain a professional team of 90 people, the number of people sent from some European countries is as follows:

France 139, Austria 105, Switzerland 80, Malta 32, Bulgaria 59, Kosovo 30, Hungary 101, Croatia 40, Bosnia and Herzegovina 17, Serbia 27, Albania 53.

NATO announced that more than 1,400 emergency response personnel from more than 20 NATO allies and partners, including Sweden and Finland, are deployed in Turkey.

While it was shared that teams of 147 from Russia, 55 from Moldova, 76 from Poland, 68 from the Czech Republic, 41 from Kazakhstan and 60 from Georgia were sent to Turkey, a team of 87 from Ukraine left.

An 82-person team made up of search, rescue and medical support officers from China, as well as an 8-person team from the country’s search and rescue organization Ramunion and a specially trained dog set out.

Iran 10, Japan 18, Malaysia 75, India and Pakistan 50 each, 40 troops from Taiwan, while South Korea announced plans to send around 110 troops.

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus announced that a team of 200 people has been sent to the cities affected by the earthquake.

One of the two planes to be sent by Israel, the main crew of 167, was transferred to Adana, while Lebanon sent 72 troops and Libya 55 troops.

Many search and rescue dogs accompany personnel arriving or departing from these countries.

Due to the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes centered on KahramanmaraÅŸ, which affected 10 provinces, phone calls and messages were sent to Turkey from dozens of countries asking for condolences and support. (AA)

Source: Sozcu

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