Brotherly Azerbaijan and different Central Asian and Caucasus nations had been lending essential help to Türkiye’s ongoing earthquake aid efforts.
They have despatched lots of of rescue and medical personnel, together with important tools and provides.
According to the newest official figures, practically 19,000 folks have been killed and over 66,130 injured after 7.7 and seven.6 magnitude earthquakes struck 10 southern Turkish provinces throughout the house of some hours on Monday, affecting over 13 million folks.
More than 113,200 search and rescue groups are engaged in continuous search and rescue efforts, in line with the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
Over 5,700 rescuers from different nations are serving to out within the catastrophe space, AFAD mentioned, together with groups from Central Asian and Caucasus nations.
Azerbaijan
At least 725 rescue personnel from Azerbaijan have traveled to Türkiye’s Kahramanmaras area, together with a variety of aid tools and provides.
They have saved not less than 44 folks, together with 9 youngsters, and recovered 164 our bodies, the Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry mentioned in an announcement on Thursday.
Azerbaijani medical personnel, in cooperation with the Turkish Health Ministry and army, have carried out 10 surgical operations within the affected areas, and examined 98 earthquake victims, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry mentioned in a separate assertion.
The ministry additionally introduced it has arrange assortment factors the place army personnel and their households can donate aid items to be despatched to Türkiye.
Since Monday, Azerbaijan has despatched seven planes carrying personnel and humanitarian assist to Türkiye, in line with the state news company Azertac.
Twenty truckloads of humanitarian assist had been additionally despatched for quake victims on Wednesday, carrying tents, beds, energy mills, clothes, tables, chairs, towels, and different provides.
On Friday, Eight vans loaded with humanitarian assist collected by the folks of Azerbaijan departed from Baku to help earthquake victims in Kahramanmaraş.
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Azerbaijan have initiated assist campaigns to help these affected by the earthquakes, with the “Kardeş Kömeği (Aid)” platform being created by Turkish nationwide organizations to assist coordinate the efforts.
Ambassador of Türkiye to Baku, Cahit Bağcı, bid farewell to the eight vans carrying important gadgets similar to clothes, blankets, non-perishable meals, and hygiene provides.
Bağcı emphasised Azerbaijan’s swift response to the catastrophe, noting that President Aliyev visited the embassy to supply his condolences.
The assist from Azerbaijan will proceed, with Bağcı stating that 100 tents able to housing 30 folks every can be despatched to Türkiye.
The folks of Azerbaijan have proven sturdy help for the help campaigns, with the 2 largest gymnasiums in Baku being allotted for gathering donations.
The supplies had been packed by volunteers and loaded onto vans, with 20 vans full of assist collected by the “Türkiye Century Unity and Solidarity Platform” setting off from Baku yesterday.
Kazakhstan
A second group of rescuers carrying tools traveled to Türkiye’s Gaziantep area to participate in search and rescue operations, the Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry introduced on Thursday.
Among the rescuers, 15 are from Karaganda, whereas 18 are from the Akmola area, who will be part of 100 Kazakh personnel already current within the nation.
Later within the day, the ministry introduced that Kazakh rescuers discovered 4 survivors and pulled out 13 our bodies from the rubble of 4 totally different websites in Gaziantep.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has instructed the federal government to allocate $1 million for emergency help to Türkiye, the presidential press service mentioned on Wednesday.
Tokayev later visited the Turkish Embassy in Astana, the place he expressed his condolences and pledged that Kazakhstan will present “all-round help to Türkiye.”
Uzbekistan
More than 100 Uzbek rescuers are working in Ovakent, Hatay province, the Emergency Situations Ministry mentioned on Thursday.
They have saved 13 folks from the rubble and recovered the our bodies of 38 victims, the ministry mentioned.
It mentioned one other airplane with humanitarian assist arrived in Hatay, including: “Medics of Defense Ministry of Uzbekistan, medicines, emergency provides and particular tools had been delivered to the catastrophe zone.”
Another 71-member search and rescue workforce arrived in Gaziantep on Thursday on board an plane carrying extra humanitarian assist, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry mentioned.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Turkish Embassy in Tashkent, the place he expressed his condolences to the Turkish folks and mentioned that Uzbekistan is able to present all obligatory help.
Later within the day, Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov additionally visited the Turkish Embassy and wrote a message in its e-book of condolences, the Foreign Ministry mentioned.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz rescue staff pulled out 22 our bodies within the Kahramanmaras area, the nation’s Emergency Situations Ministry mentioned on Thursday.
According to the assertion, the top of the 63-member Kyrgyz workforce mentioned rescuers are working continuously, with psychologists and medical doctors offering psychological and medical help to residents whose relations have died.
Separately, the Foreign Ministry mentioned it evacuated 22 of its residents from the earthquake zone in Türkiye.
In an announcement on Thursday, the Kyrgyz presidency mentioned two plane with tents, shelter provides, a cellular hospital, 100 rescuers, and two search canines will quickly be despatched to Türkiye.
The humanitarian assist additionally contains medical provides, clothes, and different necessities.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov visited the Turkish Embassy in Bishkek on Thursday to specific his condolences.
Turkmenistan
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan’s ex-president and present chairman of its People’s Council, visited the Turkish Embassy in Ashgabat to convey his condolences, Türkiye’s Ambassador Togan Oral tweeted on Wednesday.
Tajikistan
A workforce of fifty Tajik rescuers arrived in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaras area early Thursday.
“Rescuers introduced with them the required rescue tools designed to hold out search operations and save victims,” mentioned an announcement by the Tajik Emergency Situations Committee.
This is the primary time that rescuers from the committee have traveled overseas to offer help and take part in catastrophe aid efforts, the assertion mentioned.
Later within the day, Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda and Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin visited the Turkish Embassy in Dushanbe, the place they signed the embassy’s e-book of condolences.
Georgia
A workforce of 100 rescue staff from Georgia participated in search and rescue efforts within the Adiyaman area in southern Türkiye.
The Interior Ministry mentioned rescuers pulled out a survivor on Wednesday evening, noting that the injured particular person was then taken to a medical facility.
The workforce was initially made up of 60 firefighters and rescuers however was later bolstered with 40 extra personnel.
Georgia’s Parliament will launch an assist marketing campaign for earthquake victims in Türkiye, in line with Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
A particular checking account has been arrange for donations that can be used to purchase obligatory aid provides, he mentioned late on Wednesday.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
