China News Agency, Beijing, February 8 (Reporter Guo Chaokai and Chen Su) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Emergency Management of China that a group of 82 members of the Chinese rescue team flew more than 8,000 kilometers on an Air China chartered flight and arrived at 4:30 a.m. local time on February 8. Adana Airport.
According to Zhao Ming, the leader of the Chinese rescue team, according to the actual situation on the ground, the Chinese rescue team immediately started unloading and transshipment work, and completed the docking with the Chinese embassy in Turkey, the local government, and relevant United Nations agencies as soon as possible. Search and rescue missions, and plan to send a rescue team to conduct on-the-spot surveys of the mission site, and at the same time choose a safe and suitable location to build a camp.
On February 8, the Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport in Turkey (photographed by mobile phone).
The 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport in Turkey at 4:30 a.m. local time on the 8th.
On February 6, a strong earthquake hit Turkey.
At the request of the Turkish government, the Chinese government sent a Chinese rescue team to Turkey for international rescue.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Siyu
Wang Mo, deputy captain of the Chinese Rescue Team, said: "The Chinese Rescue Team is an international heavy-duty urban search and rescue team certified by the United Nations. Video life detectors and medical equipment, as well as search and rescue dogs, rushed to the disaster area to start search and rescue work as soon as possible."
On February 8, the Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport in Turkey (photographed by mobile phone).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Siyu
As the first international heavy-duty urban search and rescue team dispatched by the Chinese government, the China Rescue Team is mainly composed of personnel from the Beijing Fire Rescue Corps, the China Earthquake Emergency Search and Rescue Center, and the General Emergency Hospital. supplies and equipment.
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