Turkey earthquake: A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Friday rescued an 8-year-old boy from the rubble in Gaziantep, Turkey. An NDRF spokesman said the operation was carried out in Nurdagi town of Gaziantep province along with Turkish army personnel.
Sharing the news on Twitter, “Hard work & motivation pays off; NDRF team in coordination with Turkish Army rescues another surviving victim (girl aged 8) at 15:45 Lok Bahceli Evlar Mahalesi, Nurdagi” , successfully rescued in Gaziantep, Turkey.”
“Rescuers have so far rescued two lives and retrieved 13 bodies from the debris. The force’s rescue operations are continuing in the affected areas of Turkey since February 7,” the spokesman said.
This is the second such incident in the last 24 hours. A day earlier, the NDRF had pulled out a six-year-old girl from under the debris in Gaziantep.
Appreciating the rescue operation, Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the team on Twitter and said, “Proud of our NDRF. Team IND-11 in rescue operation in Turkey saved life of six-year-old girl Beren in Gaziantep city.” Under the guidance of PM @narendramodi, we are committed to making @NDRFHQ the world’s leading disaster response force. Operation buddy.”
What is ‘Operation Dost’?
India launched “Operation Dost” to provide assistance to Turkey and Syria after Monday’s devastating earthquake that has killed over 19,300 people in the two countries so far.
NDRF is working to pull out the surviving victims from under the debris and provide first aid before handing over the injured to the medical response authorities.
Officials said the force is using chip and stone cutters to break fallen concrete slabs and other infrastructure and has depth radars that pick up faint sounds such as a person’s heartbeat or voice. Teams on the ground have rapidly deployed antennae and satellite phones for communications.
Four dogs along with three teams were sent along with seven four-wheelers and trucks, which were brought by Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 heavy lift aircraft from Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad to Adana Airport in Turkiye.
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