February 19, 2023 | 19:20 (GMT+7)
SAR team of Vietnam People’s Army detects two more places of victims
PANO - On February 18, the search and rescue (SAR) mission of the Vietnam People’s Army continued the SAR operations in Hatay province, Turkey under the coordination agreement with functional agencies of the host country.
The mission conducted the SAR in different locations in Cebrail commune, Antakya district, Hatay province.
In each location, the mission discussed and agreed on SAR plans with local rescue forces and used service dogs and engineering detection equipment to search for victims.
On the day, the mission searched and detected victims in two places in two collapsing buildings. Having discussed the situation, the mission handed over the scenes to the local rescue force to bring the victims out of the rubble.
After concluding the working day, the mission returned to their base in Hatay stadium, ensuring absolute safety.
As of February 18 (Vietnam time), SAR force of the Vietnam People’s Army detected 14 positions of victims of the earthquake, including two locations with signs of life.
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The mission studying the designated area |
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Local rescue forces send deep thanks for the presence of the Vietnam People’s Army in Turkey. |
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Service dogs searching for victims of the earthquake |
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Engineering troops using various modern detection equipment to search for victims |
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Showing the rescue force of the host country the location of victims |
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Vietnam’s mission handing over locations to local disaster response agency |
Reported by Van Hieu (from Hatay, Turkey)
Translated by Tran Hoai