NDRF personnel with specially equipped trained dog squad departs for Turkey

A team of National Disaster Response Force NDRF personnel along with a specially trained dog squad and necessary equipment has departed from Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad to carry out search and rescue operations in Turkey India has sent the NDRF team to Turkey after earthquakes jolted Turkey and Syria on MondaySpeaking to ANI Deepak Talwar Deputy Commandant NDRF who is leading the first NDRF team from India to Turkey said This team is consisting of 47 NDRF personnel and three senior officers to perform recovery and response work as per the United Nations guidelinesHe further said We have received the orders for two teams First team is about to move very soon and second team will be leaving in the morning Were going for disaster response amp after that humanitarian aid will be provided as per Government of India guidelinesSpeaking to ANI Talwar said The team is going as per the composition prescribed by NDRF and accordingly we are moving Medical components are also there Paramedic staff is also thereAlso Read Death toll from earthquake in Turkey and Syria surpasses 3800Mohsen Shahedi DIG Operation and Training NDRF said As you know a massive earthquake took place in Turkey and Syria The Government of India as a measure of HADR Humanitarian Assistance amp Disaster Relief operations has taken a decision to send two teams of NDRF to TurkeyHe further said The teams are sent to help in conducting the rescue and relief operations About 101 NDRF personnel from two teams one of the team Eight battalion of NDRF from Ghaziabad and the other from second battalion of NDRF from Kolkata will be going for this missionMeanwhile Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a tweet said Indias Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief HADR capabilities in action The first batch of earthquake relief material leaves for Turkiye along with NDRF Search and Rescue Teams specially trained dog squads medical supplies drilling machines and other necessary equipmentThe prime ministers office PMO in a statement on Monday said that a meeting was held and it was decided that the search and rescue teams of NDRF and medical teams along with relief materials would be dispatched immediately in coordination with the Turkish governmentMedical teams are also being readied with trained doctors and paramedics with essential medicines Relief material will be dispatched in coordination with the Turkish government and the Indian Embassy in Ankara and Consulate General office in Istanbul the PMO said P K Mishra Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister held a meeting in South Block to discuss immediate relief measuresThe death toll in Turkey and Syria has reached more than 3800 after earthquakes jolted the two nations on Monday The total number of injured in Syria and Turkey has reached 15914 following earthquakesAt least 2379 people were killed and 14483 others injured in Turkey after earthquakes jolted the southern part of the country on Monday Anadolu Agency reportedSyrian Ministry of Health said that the death toll from the earthquake has risen to 711 and 1431 others have been injured in Syria including in Lattakia Aleppo Hama and Tartus SANA reportedMeanwhile Syrian Civil Defense known as the White Helmets said there were 740 deaths in regions controlled by the opposition CNN reportedOn Monday an earthquake of magnitude 77 centered in the Pazarcik district jolted Kahramanmaras and hit several provinces including Gaziantep Sanliurfa Diyarbakir Adana Adiyaman Malatya Osmaniye Hatay and Kilis as per the Anadolu Agency reportLater in the day an earthquake of 76 magnitude centered in Kahramanmarass Elbistan district jolted the region The earthquake was also felt in several neighboring countries including Lebanon and SyriaThe third earthquake of magnitude 60 on the Richter scale hit Goksun Turkey on Monday the United States Geological Survey USGS saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever