India sends relief material, equipment, doctors to quake-hit Turkey, Syria
New Delhi: India on Tuesday sent five planeloads of relief material, equipment and personnel, including NDRF personnel and doctors, to quake-hit Turkey and Syria.
For worst hit Turkey, where over 4,000 people have perished in Monday's quake, India sent four Indian Air Force C-17 planeloads of relief material, equipment and personnel, weighing over 108 tons.
Two Indian Airforce aircrafts carrying an @adgpi field hospital for a 30 bedded medical facility have now reached Adana, Türkiye.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 7, 2023
Our team of medical specialists will contribute to relief efforts underway. pic.twitter.com/d3GIwHU7We
These include:
Self-contained search and rescue units of NDRF numbering over 100 personnel, with their equipment, vehicles and dog squads.
Second C-17 Globemaster III heavy lift aircraft of Indian Airforce reaches Şanlıurfa in Türkiye.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 7, 2023
Our relief and rescue efforts continue. pic.twitter.com/JyuDzAAl2h
These units have specialized equipment for detection, location, access and extrication, and are able to conduct collapsed structure search and rescue (CSSR) operations.
Equipment includes hand and power tools, lighting equipment, air-lifting bags, chainsaw, angle cutters, rotary rescue saw, victim location equipment, life detectors, etc.
An @IAF_MCC flight carrying 6 tons of Emergency Relief Assistance has taken off for Syria.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 7, 2023
Consignment consists of life saving medicines and emergency medical items.
Indian stands in solidarity with those most affected by this tragedy. pic.twitter.com/cqRavGX2yB
The dog squads will help locate victim in rubble and collapsed structures, an official statement said late on Tuesday night.
Equipment and 99 personnel to set up a 30-bed medical facility in field operation conditions. Personnel comprises medical specialists in various fields. Medical equipment includes x-ray machines, ventilators, operation-theater, vehicles, ambulances, generators, etc.
For Syria, Over 6 tons of relief material including three truckloads of general and protective gear, emergency use medicines, syringes and equipment including ECG machines, monitors, and other essential medical items were sent.
India's Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) capabilites in action.
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) February 6, 2023
The 1st batch of earthquake relief material leaves for Türkiye, along with NDRF Search & Rescue Teams, specially trained dog squads, medical supplies, drilling machines & other necessary equipment. pic.twitter.com/pB3ewcH1Gr
EAM S Jaishankar in a late night tweet posted that an IAF flight “carrying 6 tons of Emergency Relief Assistance has taken off for Syria.
“Consignment consists of life saving medicines and emergency medical items.
“India stands in solidarity with those most affected by this tragedy.”
Earlier, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a tweet said that the fourth IAF plane had left for Turkiye with the remaining equipment to set up a field hospital.
“This includes 54 members of the Indian Army medical team as well as medical and other equipments to establish the facility.”
(With UNI inputs)
