{"id":13752,"date":"2023-02-09T08:56:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T06:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=13752"},"modified":"2023-02-19T11:48:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T09:48:28","slug":"countries-rush-aid-and-rescue-teams-to-turkey-and-syria-to-help-survivors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/countries-rush-aid-and-rescue-teams-to-turkey-and-syria-to-help-survivors\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries rush aid and rescue teams to Turkey and Syria to help survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Search teams and emergency aid from around the world are arriving in Turkey as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The death toll soared above 46,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkish officials confirmed that the death toll has passed 40,600 in the country. The death toll in Syria has climbed past 5,800.\u00a0Tens of thousands more are injured. More than 8,000 people have been pulled from the debris in Turkey across 10 provinces so far, and some 380,000 have taken refuge in government shelters or hotels, said Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An unknown number of people remain trapped as aftershocks, freezing temperatures, and damaged roads are hampering rescue efforts to tackle the enormous humanitarian emergency triggered by the world\u2019s deadliest quake in more than a decade. World Health Organization earlier warned that the number of fatalities could exceed 20,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces in order to manage the response as some 13 million of the country\u2019s 85 million were affected in some way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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South Korean rescue team members prepare to board a plane to leave for quake-ravaged Turkey at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Feb. 7, 2023. (Image Credit: AP \/Ahn Young-joon)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Rescue teams from around the world rush to Turkiye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several countries have dispatched search and rescue teams to southern Turkiye. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on February 8 that a total number of 3,319 search-and-rescue personnel have arrived from different countries. President Erdogan earlier said that more than 60 countries provided the assistance, and thanked everyone for their support. Later on February 12, the Turkish foreign ministry said that about 95 countries have offered help to Turkiye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a list of the international mobilization and offers of assistance since February 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Nations: <\/strong>The UN has released $25 million from its emergency fund to help kickstart the humanitarian response. \u201cAs the people in the region deal with the devastating consequences of this tragedy, we want to tell them that they are not alone,\u201d U.N. humanitarian chief and emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths said Tuesday. \u201cThe humanitarian community will support them in every step of the way out of this crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Urban Search and Rescue members from Fairfax County, Virginia, are boarded onto a C-17 Globemaster III on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, on February 7, 2023. (Image Credit: U.S. Air Force\/Senior Airman Faith Barron)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Azerbaijan: <\/strong>Turkish media reported that Azerbaijan was the first country to send a team after a call for international assistance was declared by Turkey. More than 400 Azerbaijani personnel are engaged in search and rescue efforts in quake-hit cities. The country is also sending two more planes carrying assistance personnel, materials, and a field hospital. Residents and volunteers in Azerbaijan also collected donations and packed them to send the items to the people of Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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