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A total of 12,141 buildings in Turkey were officially either destroyed or severely damaged after Monday’s earthquake. photo/news18
India’s Federal Contingency Force is also in the process of relocating two of its teams from Gaziantep to Hatay on the country’s Mediterranean coast.
Six NDRF dogs deployed in quake-hit Turkey have proved “very effective” in pulling out survivors from under the rubble, officials said on Tuesday, while teams from other countries also used their services.
federal contingency force India It is also in the process of relocating two of its teams from Gaziantep to Hatay on the country’s Mediterranean coast as the chances of finding survivors in the former city are “now almost negligible”. The third NDRF team is already in Hatay.
Besides the 63 bodies, the force has recovered two bodies of six years and eight years since it launched its search and rescue (SAR) operation in that country on February 7 after the central government sent three of its teams to assist in international rescue operations. Young girls have been saved. In Turkey.
A massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and neighboring Syria on February 6, killing more than 35,000 people, and rescuers fear the death toll could rise even further, as life expectancy rises despite miracles. Fading from
“Our canine rescuers have proved very effective during Turkiye operation. There are three ways to rescue someone from a collapsed structure – through physical or human means, technical search through equipment and canines. Gurminder Singh, Commanding Officer, NDRF In a situation where many buildings have collapsed due to the earthquake and there is chaos all around, he told PTI over phone from Nurdagi in Gaziantep province of Turkey.
Our dogs are quite easy to handle and are not aggressive. He said that he has proved his training during this operation and has helped our rescue teams to look for specific areas where life can be found.
Another senior official said that NDRF dogs and their handlers were also provided to the Turkish Fire Department’s rescue team, who are said to have retrieved “one or two live victims” with the help of NDRF dogs.
The force has taken in six Labradors Romeo, Julie, Rambo, Honey, Bob and Roxy to assist rescuers during the search for life.
Officials said that while Romeo and Julie played a key role in alerting and alerting NDRF men in rescuing a six-year-old girl in Gaziantep last week, the other dogs were “very important” during the critical hours just after the quake. “Stay when the rescuers were frantic. Search is on for survivors under the debris.
Commandant Singh said that five women personnel of the force, who are on their first international rescue mission, are working shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts and have helped the affected women at some places.
An NDRF official said that the teams from all the countries are getting good support from the local authorities and people of Turkey.
“Several local volunteer groups are providing us with cakes, juices, coffee and biscuits, which help us survive the bitter cold when it is minus 4 or 5 degrees,” the official said.
The force has taken with it 11 vehicles, 20,000 liters of diesel, ready-to-eat laddus, pinnis, matthi, sleeping bags, firewood, tents and other items so that they can survive almost on their own. a fortnight.
Temporary toilets have been dug by the rescue teams of NDRF. A Delhi-based official said that so far no personnel have been reported sick.
All the three NDRF teams can return by February 16-17 as the work to find the surviving victims is almost complete. However, the final decision will be taken by the Turkish authorities and communicated to the Indian government through diplomatic channels, the official said.
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