The Republic of Korea Emergency Relief Team (KDRT) dispatched to the area affected by the earthquake in Turkiye continues search and rescue activities.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 13th, KDRT started search and rescue activities in the earthquake-stricken area of Antakya, Hatay Province, southeast of Turkey from the 9th, and rescued 8 survivors who had been buried under rubble until the day before, and recovered 18 bodies. got it right However, there was no news of additional rescues last night.
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “Our relief team is doing its best to search for and rescue survivors while fighting aftershocks that persist in the cold and adverse conditions where electricity and water supply are cut off.”
In the midst of this, local residents are also said to be sending encouragement to our relief team by exclaiming, “Koreans are the best” (Koreli on numara).
Hundreds of aftershocks followed the 7.8 earthquake on the 6th in the southeastern region of Turkiye, which shares the border with Syria. As a result, the number of deaths reported so far in both Turkey and Syria has continued to rise, now exceeding 33,000.
At the request of the Turkiye side, the Korean government dispatched a total of 118 KDRT to the site on the 8th of this month. KDRT was established in 2007 in accordance with the ‘Overseas Emergency Relief Act’ (Overseas Emergency Relief Act), and in the event of a large-scale overseas disaster, the public-private joint Overseas Emergency Relief Council deliberation is involved in disaster relief and support activities for affected countries.
KDRT members currently dispatched to Turkey will first carry out search and rescue activities until the 17th.
The government is planning to dispatch KDRT ‘two units’ to Turkey on the 16th, which will alternate with them to support local victims.
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to support KDRT’s safe activities, while working together with the government and private sector to provide more effective support for the earthquake in Turkey.”
(Seoul-Antakya = News 1)
Source: Donga
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