At the send-off ceremony (Photo: qpvn.vn)Present at the send-off ceremony, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People'sArmy (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, lauded the spirit anddetermination of the officers and soldiers, saying the Central MilitaryCommission and the Ministry of National Defence hoped that they will outstandingly fulfill thetasks.
The servicemen will study the scene and outline arescue plan right after they reach there, scheduled for February 13 night, saidMaj. Gen. Pham Van Ty, Deputy Director of the Department of Search and Rescue and Deputy Chief of the Office of the National Committee for Incident and Disaster Response, Search and Rescue, who was assigned as commander-in-chief of the VPA forces inhumanitarian and relief operations inTurkey.
The same day, 35 tonnes of cargo were also transported to Noi Bai International Airport and then to Turkey to serve the rescue work.
The 35 tonnes of cargo to serve the rescue work (Photo: VNA)According to the ministry’s police department offire prevention, fighting and rescue, due to difficulties in traveling and transporting15 tonnes of equipment for the rescue work, they were divided into two groupsto reach the site.
On February11, they began working at the rubble of a building in Adiyaman where the local authoritiessaid 15 people are trapped.
The disaster has left approximately 6,500 buildings collapsed, at least over 21,000 people dead, and hundreds of thousands others homeless. (Photo: VNA)According to the officer, the forces have receivedthe support from the Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey and volunteers in thecountry. However, they still have faced difficulties regarding the severe weatherand language barrier.
This is the first time Vietnam has deployed searchand rescue forces in coordination with other countries following a naturaldisaster./.
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