China News Service, Beijing, February 9th (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The reporter learned from the Emergency Management Department that the Chinese rescue team immediately went to rescue after arriving in the disaster area of Hatay, Turkey. At 1:30 local time on the 9th, they jointly rescued a survivor.
At 6:00 p.m. on February 8, the earth rescuers contacted the Chinese rescue team and found a pregnant woman in the collapsed house in Antakya, Hatay Province. Providing expert guidance and technical equipment support throughout the process, the Zhongtu rescue team worked together and successfully rescued the pregnant woman from the rubble at 1:30 a.m. on February 9.
Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Emergency Management
On February 8, local time, after arriving at Adana International Airport, the Chinese rescue team did not stop for a moment. After a 5-hour drive, they rushed to Antakya, the hard-hit Hatay Province in Turkey, and worked with the staff of the Chinese Embassy in Turkey Coordinate and communicate with the local government, carry out camp site selection and construction, on-site field surveys, etc., and immediately invest in international humanitarian relief.
At 1:30 on February 9 local time, the Chinese rescue team and the local rescue team worked together to rescue a pregnant woman from the ruins of an 8-story collapsed house.
The Chinese rescue team actively communicated with the coordinator of the Disaster and Emergency Management Department of Hatay Province, Turkey. The other party suggested that the Chinese rescue team search in two areas.
The second is Kulu Shunlu Street.
The rescue team dispatched a 15-member search and rescue team to the field at 16:30 to carry out on-site investigation in light of the actual situation of vehicle capacity and personnel division of labor.
During this process, the Chinese embassy in Turkey gave strong support to the Chinese rescue team.
The staff of the embassy followed the team throughout the process, coordinating airport customs clearance, material transfer and other work.
The Turkish side stated that it will do its best to support the Chinese rescue team in carrying out the rescue work, and expressed its sincere gratitude to the Chinese side for their efforts.
Zhao Ming, the captain of the Chinese rescue team, said that with the assistance of the earth side, the Chinese rescue team has dispatched a rescue team to carry out investigation and search, and will do its best to carry out the search and rescue mission.
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