Earthquakes in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye have formed large cracks on the Antakya-Demirköprü highway. The Reyhanlı-Demirköprü direction has been closed to transportation. Batuhan Yıldırım, a citizen who stopped by the damaged road to take a video, said, “We came here (Kahramanmaraş) to help, we are heading to Kırıkhan. We saw this place on […]
A massive fissure, approximately 200 meters wide and 30 meters deep, was created in Tepehan Village of Hatay Altınözü District, Türkiye after the earthquake. The rift split the 35-decare olive orchard down the middle, causing concern among local residents. The fissure was captured from the air using a drone and some residents reported hearing a […]
Having completed the search and rescue efforts in Türkiye, the teams of the Spanish rescue organization, USAR, set out for Spain with roses for their bravery and support from the personnel at Istanbul Airport. The Spanish team wrote on their social media account, “We have left behind a task that will have a lasting effect. […]
The Greek search and rescue teams that returned to their country after completing their mission in Türkiye, where severe earthquakes killed and injured tens of thousands, were greeted with great love. Two teams from the Greek Special Disaster Unit (EMAK), each consisting of 36 personnel, were welcomed by Health Minister Thanos Plevris and Climate Crisis […]
In cooperation with Turkish, Armenian and US search and rescue teams, two young women were rescued from the rubble in Adıyaman, Türkiye. After the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that hit 11 provinces in Türkiye, foreign search and rescue teams from that came from various regions of the world continue saving lives in the country. […]
In response to the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, the Libyan government dispatched two aid planes to Turkey and Syria to provide support to the affected populations. The planes carried more than 70 medical personnel, rescue workers, and first responders, according to Libyan aid official Gibril Shtewi. Additionally, a Libyan search-and-rescue team of 55 people and four […]
The joint efforts of El Salvador and Turkish search and rescue teams have led to a successful rescue mission in Kahramanmaraş. 150 hours after the earthquake, a woman and a child were rescued from the rubble. The rescued individuals have been identified as 5-year-old Melih Efe Özcan and 30-year-old Deniz Dal, and they were transferred […]
Upon the alerts of a search and rescue dog, Mexican and Turkish teams rescued an elderly couple, Seval Genco, 60 years old, and Samet Genco, 62 years old, from a collapsed apartment in Türkiye’s Hatay province 160 hours after the severe earthquake. The son of the Genco couple, waited for his parents to be removed […]
A second search and rescue team from Kyrgyzstan was dispatched to Gaziantep to support the ongoing search and rescue efforts in Türkiye. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan said that 83 rescue personnel, 3 doctors and 78 Kyrgyz tents were sent to the region. Being greeted by Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Ankara Ruslan Kazapayev and […]
The German search and rescue team returned to Germany after participating in earthquake relief efforts in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş. They were greeted with flowers at Frankfurt Airport by Türkiye’s Frankfurt Consul General and other officials. INSARAG Team Chief Johannes Gust stated that the team saved 5 earthquake victims, including a mother and child trapped under rubble […]