Representative of the Austrian Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Kugelweiss, said that soldiers of the national army suspended rescue efforts in Turkey due to the use of firearms by bandits. This was reported to the APA agency.
“There is an increase in conflicts between groups in Turkey. “Shooting has been reported,” Kugelweiss said.
He added that there was no attack on the Austrian army, but that rescue efforts were suspended in order not to risk their lives. The defense ministry representative noted that the return of the army to Austria is scheduled for Thursday, February 16, and by then they will be ready to resume work.
Previously, German rescuers from the Technical Assistance Office (THW – German analogue of the Ministry of Emergencies) and the ISAR Germany organization (International Search and Rescue) temporarily suspended job In Turkey’s earthquake-hit Hatay province, the security situation worsens there as well. Liberators from Germany remained in a general camp held in the city of Kyrykhan on February 11, but are ready to go there if necessary, when new information about the survivors emerges.
On the morning of February 6, Turkey was shaken by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, which, according to President Erdogan, was the most severe since 1939. On the same day, another 7.6 earthquake occurred. Then aftershocks were heard in Syria, Iran and many other countries in the region, where people also lost their lives.
According to the latest data, as a result of the earthquake that occurred in Turkey, 20 937 died80,088 people were affected.
Source: Gazeta
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