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Vietnamese military rescue force discovers earthquake victim points in Turkey

Two search and rescue teams from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) on February 15 discovered three locations of victims of the recent devastating earthquake in Hatay province, one of the localities hardest hit by the disaster in Turkey.
Vietnamese military rescue force discovers earthquake victim points in Turkey ảnh 1Vietnamese teams perform search and rescue activities in (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Two search andrescue teams from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) have discovered three locations of victims of the recent devastating earthquake inHatay province, one of the localities hardest hit by the disaster in Turkey.

The teams, comprising engineers, sniffer dogs, andmilitary doctors, searched eight points in Hatay’s capital city of Antakya wherethey located three points with victims buried under debris.

Two points with dead victims were found by Team No.1, and was handed over to the local heavy-duty rescue force.

Vietnamese military rescue force discovers earthquake victim points in Turkey ảnh 2The Vietnamese teams comprises engineers, sniffer dogs, and military doctors (Photo: VNA)
Meanwhile, Team No.2 coordinated withtheir peers from Bahrain to reach the deepest and toughest area in thelocality, where they discovered signs of human in the rubble of ahousehold.

The 76-strong rescue teams of the VPA,along with 35 tonnes of cargo, departed for Turkey on February 12 night toassist the country in recovery efforts following the devastating earthquakes.

According to the Turkish Disaster andEmergency Management Authority, more than 6,400 buildings in the countrycollapsed after the two earthquakes and more than 430 aftershocks. Some 8,300international personnel have joined search and rescue operations in thecountry./.
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