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Volunteers continue to rescue animals around Türkiye’s Yusufeli dam

Volunteers continue to rescue animals around Türkiye’s Yusufeli dam

Volunteers from all throughout the nation are coming in scores to assist save the trapped animals within the Yusufeli area, positioned in Türkiye’s northeastern province of Artvin, after being submerged within the waters of a newly-built dam.

Accompanied by canoe and rafting athletes, the volunteers have been capable of rescue almost 1,000 animals, together with cats, canine, and even child snakes, by accessing hard-to-reach spots with boats whereas the rescue efforts proceed in full swing to save lots of the others.

Aquatic animals, which discover it extraordinarily troublesome to outlive in dam water, have been additionally rescued and are presently being handled and sorted by volunteer veterinarians.

Under the coordination of the Association for the Protection and Sustenance of Animals, Nature and People (HAYDİKO), volunteers are engaged on relocating stray animals to safer areas.

Yasemin Yılmaz, a board member of HAYDİKO, defined {that a} protocol was signed with related establishments, together with Yusufeli Municipality, and needed permissions have been obtained for the evacuation of animals, noting that 95% of the evacuation on the outdated settlement is accomplished.

Meanwhile, the President of the Paw Protectors Association Ayşe Taşkıran added that their group of 15 members from totally different cities is working within the area and pledged to proceed till the final animal is rescued.

Despite the continued efforts, water ranges proceed to rise in Yusufeli, Türkiye’s highest dam, the place water retention processes began in November 2022.

The dam water has immersed deserted buildings, streets, and bridges, reducing off the outdated settlement utterly from the land.

Located on the Çoruh River delta, Yusufeli was renamed over the many years and noticed its city heart relocated in the course of the Ottoman period and the early years of Türkiye.

It was lastly given its present-day standing as a district of Artvin in 1950.

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