International locations all over the world are dashing to ship rescue employees, gear and support after a strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria early Monday.
The preliminary earthquake was adopted by a sequence of nicely over 50 aftershocks all measuring over 4.0 magnitude. A further, 7.7 quake additionally struck central Turkey later Monday.
In an announcement on Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden stated that U.S. “groups are deploying rapidly to start to assist Turkish search and rescue efforts and tackle the wants of these injured and displaced by the earthquake.”
Biden spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to supply condolences and stated the USA will ship “any and all” support wanted to assist restoration, the White Home stated in an announcement.
John Kirby, the U.S. Nationwide Safety Council coordinator for strategic communications, stated the USA is deploying two 79-person city search and rescue groups and that the Pentagon and the U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth, USAID, are coordinating with their Turkish counterparts on further help.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken informed his Turkish counterpart, Overseas Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, to “choose up the cellphone and tell us” what the USA can do to assist, based on State Division spokesperson Ned Worth.
The European Union stated it mobilized rescue groups with crews from international locations together with Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania dispatched to the area. At the least 13 member international locations have supplied help, VOA reported.
“Our ideas are with all those that have misplaced family members and the courageous first responders working to save lots of lives,” EU overseas coverage chief Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Disaster Administration Janez Lenarčič stated in a joint assertion.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated their governments have been prepared to assist these affected by the earthquake.
Britain stated it was sending a group of 76 search-and-rescue specialists, gear and rescue canine.
“Greece is mobilizing its sources and can help instantly,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated search and rescue groups, in addition to medical support, can be going to Turkey in response to a request from the Turkish authorities.
Israel additionally stated it had obtained a request for humanitarian support for Syria by a diplomatic official and would ship help. The 2 historic adversaries don’t have any diplomatic relations.
Russia additionally stated it had rescue groups making ready to go to Turkey and Syria to assist earthquake victims.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by cellphone with Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad and Turkey’s Erdogan to precise his condolences over the dying and destruction brought on by the earthquake.
India additionally despatched in its first of two C17 flights with greater than 50 search and rescue personnel, specifically educated canine squads, drilling machines, aid materials, medicines and different obligatory utilities and gear, the Indian overseas ministry stated Tuesday. This flight has already landed in Turkey.
As well as, Iraq stated it might ship civil protection groups to Turkey and Syria with aid provides, together with meals and gas, whereas Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy supplied his authorities’s assist as nicely.
“I’m shocked to be taught of deaths and accidents of a whole lot of individuals because of the earthquake in Turkey,” Zelenskyy tweeted. “We ship our condolences to the households of the victims and need the injured a speedy restoration. Right now, we stand by the pleasant Turkish individuals and are prepared to offer the mandatory help.”
Japan, one other nation usually affected by earthquakes, stated it’s sending a gaggle of about 75 rescue employees to Turkey, VOA reported.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg expressed “full solidarity” with alliance member Turkey and stated, “NATO allies are mobilizing assist now.”
