Given the devastating moments that the citizens of Turkey are going through, after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday, Argentina sent a brigade of lifeguards to support search and rescue efforts.
The Argentine Foreign Ministry, headed by Santiago Cafiero, in coordination with the National Ministry of Security, formed the USAR brigade, which is made up of 28 effective highly qualified in rescue work. The lifeguardsIn addition, they will carry humanitarian aid for the victims.
The lifeguards They traveled with three tons of their own equipment and will work together with the Turkish Disaster Management Agency (AFAD) in the city of Andana. The brigade will be headed by four officials from the White Helmets Commission.
The troops are specialists in Technical Search, Canine Search, Medical Assistance, Hazardous Materials, Structural Engineering, Support for Reception and Exit Centers (RDC) and Support for the Field Operations Coordination Center (OSOCC), as well as Support for the USAR Coordination Cell (UC).
It is estimated that the brigade will stay in Turkey for at least 10 days and will be accompanied by two specialized search dogs, Indio (Belgian sheepdog) and Akira (border collie), who also have a tracking chip.
In statements to Télam, Commissioner Daniel Iglesias said: “It is the first time that we have had a displacement abroad of this type. We have been training and training for a long time. We have been fighting for international certification to intervene in these tragedies. We achieved it a long time ago. a year and a half”.
Source: Telam
After dismissing the barracks, the Minister of Security, Aníbal Fernández, said: “Two towns, from where many have come to live in our country, are having a terrible time and they summon us, and we said present.”
How is the situation in Turkey?
Although four days have passed since the devastating earthquake, rescuers and citizens do not lower their arms and try to find the largest number of people alive under the rubble, after more than 6,000 buildings collapsed.
Although with the passing of the hours the hope of finding survivors fades, hundreds of people have managed to be rescued since Monday, while 75,780 people have been evacuated from their homes. Meanwhile, the death toll continues to rise and reaches 22,300 this Friday, and the injured are already more than 80,000.
