Spain is sending its Juan Calos touchdown helicopter dock (LHD)-type amphibious assault ship and one other navy ship to Türkiye with essential gear and personnel to help humanitarian work, aid efforts as huge earthquakes hit the NATO nation’s southeastern area, leaving hundreds of useless and hundreds extra injured.
The Spanish Defense Ministry on Tuesday mentioned the ships have already set sail for Türkiye.
The ships of the Spanish Navy, “Juan Carlos I” with 500 marines on board, and “Galicia” with support materials, have been crusing since yesterday, certain for Türkiye, to the world affected by the earthquake, as a way to assist with rescue duties and rescue individuals, the ministry mentioned in a Twitter assertion.
Juan Carlos I is a multi-purpose amphibious assault ship of the Spanish Navy, supporting mobility of marines, transporting floor forces and army automobiles in addition to taking part in humanitarian missions.
The vessel has a flight deck of 202 meters (663 ft), with a ski-jump ramp. The ship’s flight deck has eight touchdown spots for Harrier, F-35 Lightning II or medium-sized helicopters, 4 spots for heavy helicopters of the CH-47 Chinook or V-22 Osprey measurement.
The ship has a full-fledged hospital capability and may play an enormous function in catastrophe aid operations.
Separately, the ministry additionally mentioned that the Spanish authorities has transported search and rescue personnel by way of air switch and that the airplane carrying them has landed on the Incirlik Air Base in Türkiye’s southern Adana province.
“Our military is ready to get going and help in the search and rescue tasks of people in #TürkiyeEarthquake. Good mission!,” it wrote.
Spain will deploy a area hospital within the southeastern Türkiye, the international ministry knowledgeable. “It has two surgical units, a great variety of equipment and a team of health workers that includes 70 doctors. It is one of the three existing units in the #EU #SpainwithTürkiye,” the ministry wrote in a Twitter assertion.
Spain is simply one of many many nations which have despatched search and rescue groups in addition to humanitarian support and gear to Türkiye after the lethal quakes centered in Kahramanmaraş province affected 10 cities within the area, in addition to neighboring Syria.
At least 3,549 individuals have been killed and 22,168 others injured in 10 provinces after the 2 robust quakes, and over 8,000 individuals have been rescued to date, based on official figures.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
