85 Georgian rescuers leave for Turkey for rotation to aid quake victims
The new group of emergency workers had been trained in rescue and firefighting operations, the body said, adding the team was also equipped with modern acoustic devices, drones, and communication vehicles. Photo via Emergency Management Service
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A new group of 85 Georgian professionals left for Turkey’s city of Adıyaman worst affected by the deadly quake, for the rotation, to replace the rescuers on the site and ensure aid for the country in its frantic rescue efforts, Georgian Emergency Management Service said on Tuesday.
The Service noted the heads of the operating groups carrying out the search and rescue operations in Adıyaman, as well as the specialised rescuers, would continue working at the site, with Teimuraz Mghebrishvili, the head of the Georgian Emergency Management Service, coordinating their actions in cooperation with the operational control centre of the city.
The new group of emergency workers had been trained in rescue and firefighting operations, the body said, adding the team was also equipped with modern acoustic devices, drones, and communication vehicles.
By the decision of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday the Government allocated ₾1 million ($374,000) from its reserve fund to deliver medicine, food, clothes, medical equipment, and other necessities for the survivors of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
More than 100 Georgian professionals left for Turkey on February 6 and 8, following the PM’s instructions, to provide aid for the neighbouring country in search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of the latest massive quake that killed at least 31,974 people.
The Georgian Government on Tuesday sent more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian cargo to Turkey in aid of the survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 31,600 in the country.
The Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, Giorgi Janjgava, along with the representatives of the Embassy, is travelling to Turkey’s southeastern Adıyaman Province to deliver humanitarian supplies to the disaster zone worst affected by the deadly quake, the Ambassador said on Sunday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said the country was ready to “do even more” for Turkey following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that occurred early on Monday, killing at least 24,150 in the country, the Government Administration said.
Turkish Ambassador to Georgia Ali Kaan Orbai on Friday reiterated his gratitude to the Georgian Government and citizens for their assistance in the aftermath of Monday’s devastating quake, citing Georgia as a “true friend” of his country.
More than 100 tonnes of humanitarian cargo arrived in Turkey on Thursday from Georgia, sent by the decision of the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, in aid of the survivors of last week’s deadly earthquake in Turkey that killed at least 36,187.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, has thanked rescue crews sent from Georgia and other countries to help with the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake on February 6, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Monday.
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Tuesday extended his gratitude to Georgian rescuers and firefighters for their dedication to work and announced the Ministry would continue the technical modernisation and re-equipment process of the Emergency Management Service.