China News Agency, Hangzhou, February 7th (Zhang Yuhuan) The earthquake that occurred in Turkey on February 6th caused serious casualties and property losses.
On the morning of the 7th, the Ram Rescue Team, a Chinese social rescue force, dispatched a team carrying rescue equipment and search and rescue dogs from the Hangzhou base to the most severely damaged area in Turkey for rescue.
According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Network, at 9:17 and 18:24 on February 6, Beijing time, two 7.8-magnitude earthquakes with focal depths of 20 kilometers occurred in Turkey.
At 12 o'clock on the 6th, the Ram Rescue Team's Rescue Coordination and Command Center immediately launched the international rescue response plan.
After being reported to the relevant higher authorities and the Turkish Consulate General in Shanghai, China, the first international urban search and rescue team was dispatched from the Hangzhou base on the morning of February 7 to the most severely damaged areas in Turkey by the earthquake.
The above-mentioned advance team is composed of 8 earthquake rescue experts with rich experience in international rescue, carrying advanced radar life search equipment, demolition rescue equipment and a search and rescue dog.
The Ram Rescue Team is an international professional rescue team affiliated with the Ram Club that specializes in emergency response to disasters and accidents. Since its establishment, it has undertaken 287 international and domestic rescue missions (including 16 transnational rescue operations) and successfully rescued 7,888 people.
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