[Site] Attention everyone, flight CZ8066 from Istanbul to this station has arrived at this station, thank you.

  [Explanation] The flight has just landed at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, but the welcoming team has been waiting for a long time. There are Chinese faces and Turkish faces in the crowd. Everyone passes flowers and flags, and wants to give the warmest welcome to the upcoming team.

  Thirteen days after the earthquake in eastern Turkey on February 6, on February 19, more than 120 members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team went to Turkey and returned home.

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  thank you all

  [Explanation] The family and friends of the rescue team members, the staff of the Turkish Consulate General in Guangzhou, and the Turks living in Guangzhou gathered on both sides of the passage. From the first rescue team member appeared to the last one, the applause continued Continuously, several Turkish youths kept saying "thank you" in Chinese in the crowd. The staff of the Turkish Consulate General in Guangzhou embraced the members of the rescue team, and tears filled their eyes as they spoke.

  [Commentary] Aisha, a Turkish youth who has been studying and living in Guangzhou for 10 years, came to pick up the plane specially. Her family in Turkey is safe, but she still wants to say thank you.

  [Concurrent] Turkish youth Aisha

  The earthquake in Turkey is really sad, but we are very grateful to the Chinese for their help, and then these blue sky rescue teams went to Turkey to help us, so I am very grateful to them.

Because I also saw a lot of videos how they helped our Turks when they were in Turkey, so thank you very much.

  [Explanation] The Turkish Consul General in Guangzhou, Kutru Ayikan, has been at the scene since 12:00 noon, and waited until 3:00 pm for the rescue team to appear in the arrival hall, holding flowers all the time.

  [Concurrent] Turkish Consul General in Guangzhou Kutru Ayikan

  We are here to welcome Blue Sky Rescue and express our gratitude for all they have done in Turkey.

They do a lot of work in Turkey.

They saved lives and the wounded, including babies, and the Chinese Blue Sky Rescue Team was the first rescue team to arrive in Turkey.

Many rescue teams from all over the world have come to Turkey for assistance, but the Chinese team is the first.

I also take this opportunity to thank China for its quick action after the natural disaster, for its decision, to send the best rescue team, one of the most professional in Turkey, and we are very grateful.

  [Explanation] It is reported that during the rescue operation to Turkey, the blue sky rescue team searched a total of 380 buildings, about 180,000 square meters, and cooperated with other rescue teams to search and rescue 8 survivors.

  [Same period] Sha Dan, a member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team

  There are about 129 of our team members this time. In the case of shortage of personnel, many team members persisted in such a long work of 24 hours or even 36 hours.

  [Same period] Zhou Tao, a member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team

  Our second and third echelons were together in Marash and the local rescue team to rescue a female survivor who had been living for more than 190 hours.

All the rescuers present were very excited when they rescued the survivors, which was another miracle.

  [Explanation] The rescue team also said that during the rescue operation in Turkey, the trust and dependence of the local Turkish people on the rescue force from China also impressed them deeply.

  [Same period] Zhou Tao, a member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team

  Because when we helped them locally, they spread the news, so many people came to our camp to express their gratitude.

  [Same period] Sha Dan, a member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team

  When we are on a mission, as long as we see members of our Blue Sky Rescue Team, they will prepare a lot of food next to them. The frontline personnel who stick to their posts will serve hot potato soup and bread whenever they have time. , they will wait for us, and there will be applause wherever we go. It is true that they trust us a lot, including local residents. They may find their relatives wherever they find them, and they will come to our headquarters. Communicate with us directly, and say that as long as our Chinese blue sky rescue team goes to them, they will be relieved, and there is such a communication.

  Reporter Wang Qingran reports from Guangzhou

Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]