Search and rescue teams from many countries are flocking to Turkey to face the effects of the earthquake that struck 10 Turkish states at dawn on Monday, as well as northern Syria.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning announced - in a press conference - that a team of 82 people arrived at Adana airport on Wednesday morning.
He added that the team that arrived in Turkey was carrying medical supplies and other equipment weighing more than 20 tons.
Later, Ning said, many Chinese teams will go to Turkey to participate in search and rescue operations.
On the other hand, a Ukrainian team consisting of 35 members arrived at Ataturk Airport, which is joint to the states of Çorlu and Tkirdag.
Russia also announced its intention to send a search and rescue team of 50, along with 11 doctors.
On February 6, Russia sent a team of 100 personnel, Armenia also participated in search and rescue operations with a team of 57 personnel, Albania sent 20 personnel, and Bangladesh sent 60 personnel.
A team of 159 members from the United States of America arrived at the Incirlik military base in Konya, and the team will undertake search and rescue tasks and provide humanitarian and living assistance to those affected.
Hungary also announced the dispatch of 7 search and rescue teams consisting of 156 personnel and 28 police dogs to contribute to the rescue work.
A team from Israel, consisting of 20 members, began search and rescue work upon its arrival at Kahramanmaraş airport.
Also, at dawn on Thursday, a plane carrying a Spanish rescue team consisting of 46 members arrived at Istanbul Airport.
Mexico sent a search and rescue team of 145 people to Turkey, in solidarity with it after the earthquakes that hit the south of the country.
At dawn on Monday, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by another hours later with a magnitude of 7.6 and hundreds of violent aftershocks.
This resulted in huge losses of lives and property in both countries.
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In this context, Iraq sent the first aid plane to Turkey through the air bridge established by the Iraqi government.
In the State of Qatar, the aid collection campaign continues for the benefit of those affected by the earthquake in Turkey, and the campaign receives a great turnout from Qataris and residents in Qatar, as they provide their in-kind assistance to the Yunus Emre Cultural Institute or the Turkish School in the capital, Doha, in preparation for sending it to the stricken areas.
In Kazakhstan, the Turkish ambassador to Astana, Ufuk Akiji, praised the popular turnout for a campaign to help those affected by the earthquake in Turkey.
He explained in a statement to Anadolu Agency that the campaign was able to collect more than $90,000 in donations in just one day.
He pointed out that they will transfer the campaign funds to the bank account of the Presidency of Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD).
He added that the embassy sent 17 parcels of humanitarian aid via Turkish Airlines, and is in the process of sending 35 parcels today.
For its part, the TRNC sent 100 vehicles consisting of cranes, excavators, bulldozers, large and small trucks, water and oil tanks, to be used in search and rescue activities.
Greece also decided to send 5 planes loaded with humanitarian aid to Turkey.
Last Monday, 12 Arab countries decided to establish air bridges and provide urgent relief and medical aid.
Among them are Kuwait, the Emirates, Egypt, Lebanon and Algeria to support Turkey in facing the effects of the earthquake disaster that struck the south of the country at dawn last Monday.
In Syria, the United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syrian Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, said that the international organization hopes to resume shipments of vital aid across the border from Turkey to northwestern Syria on Thursday, after they were halted since the devastating earthquake that struck the two countries this week.
For years, the United Nations has described aid deliveries to opposition-held areas of Syria across the border from Turkey as a "lifeline" for the nearly 4 million people it says depend on humanitarian aid.
The United Nations can deliver aid into Syria across the border with Turkey because it has a mandate from the Security Council, but the Syrian government sees this as a violation of the country's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.