A group of rescuers from Romania, equipped with the necessary technical equipment, arrived in Adana, Turkey, by two military planes. It gives information about TASS With reference to the Emergencies Department of the Romanian Ministry of the Interior.
The 60-person rescue team included search and rescue specialists, doctors and paramedics, and a rescue team with search dogs. They flew from Bucharest on 6 February with the necessary equipment to provide assistance to their Turkish counterparts.
Romanian liberators contacted Turkish authorities who will determine the area of operation. The third aircraft belonging to the Romanian Air Force flew to Adana with the necessary equipment for the rescuers.
Romanian company Transgaz plans to send experts to Turkey to help repair damaged gas pipelines. The parties are negotiating.
According to the latest data, 2379 people were killed, 14483 injured, 7340 people were rescued from the rubble.
“Search and rescue operations continue uninterrupted,” the agency said.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the earthquake in the southeast of the country was the strongest since 1939.
Erdogan declared seven days of national mourning in Turkey until February 12 after those who lost their lives as a result of the earthquake.