130 International Rescue Teams Deployed to Earthquake Damage Sites in Turkey

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[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] International efforts to assist victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are ongoing.

According to the United Nations on the 10th (local time), more than 130 international urban search and rescue teams are currently active in the earthquake-affected areas of Turkey. Additionally, 57 international rescue teams are reported to be heading to the site.

UN spokesperson St?phane Dujarric stated that teams from the UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) are also deployed in affected areas such as Gaziantep in Turkey and Aleppo in Syria, coordinating or supporting rescue operations.

Relief supplies sent by UN agencies are also being delivered to the affected areas.

Fourteen trucks carrying the second batch of relief supplies provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) entered Syria through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing on the same day. The World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered emergency food to a total of 115,000 people over four days in Turkey and Syria.

The World Health Organization (WHO) supplied 72 metric tons of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kits (TESK), containing tools and medicines necessary for emergency surgical treatment, to the two countries via chartered flights. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) also delivered 60,000 kits for the hygiene and health of women, including pregnant women.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that 5.3 million people lost their homes due to the recent earthquake in Syria alone. Accordingly, the agency emphasized the need to focus on supplying relief items such as tents, thermal blankets, sleeping bags, and cold-weather clothing.

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