Rescue team of fire service arrived in Turkey

A 12-member rescue team from the Fire Service and Civil Defense has arrived in Turkey to participate in the search and rescue operation in the rubble of the devastating earthquake. Fire Service Manager (Media) today Friday. Shahjahan Shikder informed this information.

Shahjahan Shikder said, the rescue team of 12 members of the fire service arrived at Adana airport in the morning local time after a 24-hour flight journey with the army rescue team for search and rescue work in the terrible earthquake in Turkey. From there they left by bus to Adiaman, 350 km away.

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A rescue team of 60 people, including 12 people from the fire service, left for Turkey on a C-130 plane last Wednesday (February 8) night.

According to the fire service, the rescue team members from the fire service and civil defense are internationally trained in conducting search and rescue operations in collapsed buildings as per International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) standards.

Meanwhile, the death toll from the devastating earthquake in the Turkey-Syria border region continues to rise. So far the death toll has exceeded 21 thousand