Argentina sends humanitarian aid to Turkey
In this sense, the dispatch of a USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) brigade from Argentina was ordered, which will travel tonight to the affected area, the agency reported in a statement. Argentine Foreign Ministry.
The team is made up of 28 “highly qualified” personnel in terms of Technical Search; Canine Search; Medical assistance; Dangerous materials; Structural engineering; Support for Reception and Departure Centers (RDC) and Support for the Field Operations Coordination Center (OSOCC), as well as Support for the USAR Coordination Cell (UC).
During the farewell ceremony for the team at the PFA Headquarters, the Minister of Security, Hannibal Fernandezhe remarked that “two towns, from where many have come to live in our country, are having a terrible time and they summoned us and we said ‘present'”.
He will be a personal part of the humanitarian mission Special Federal Rescue Brigade (Befer) of the Argentine Federal Police (PFA)internationally certified for rescue tasks against this type of tragedies.
“Our people of beer I was prepared and we put everything together as quickly as possible so that they can travel with everything they need. The boss has instructed the person in charge of Befer so that he can be in contact and everything they need is requested, “said the minister in dialogue with the press.
“They’re all aware of what they’re doing and where they’re going, what they have to do and how they prepared for it,” he said.
The humanitarian mission will travel for approximately 10 days and will be headed by four officials from the White Helmets Commission, led by Sabina Frederic, who will work together with the Turkish Disaster Management Agency in the city of Andana.
“Our country has traits that we are not willing to give up under any conditions, such as multilateralism and respect for human rights,” he said. Fernandez.
After the first 72 hours after the earthquake, rescuers are fighting against the clock to find people alive after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday at 4:17 (23:17 on Sunday in Argentina), although it is feared that the death toll could rise dramatically due to the large number of people estimated to still be trapped in the rubble.
The number of deaths continues to grow and the latest official balances indicate that it amounts to 17,513 people, 14,351 of them in Turkey and 3,162 in Syria.
Source: Ambito
