The first of the efforts was the rescue of a woman in her “sixties” who was trapped under a wrought-iron fold. Commenting on the work done by his team, Quique Mur, head of the expedition, said: “A dog entered there marking the sign and we made initial acoustic contact.” “We tried the relay button and after removing the rubble and stabilizing the lady, we pulled her out and delivered her to an ambulance.” According to Mur herself, the rescued woman “miraculously had nothing serious.”
The funeral from Zaragoza arrived in Istanbul early in the morning and went to the Ganziatep region with a domestic flight. His first studies began to be developed in the city of Adıyaman, with a population of approximately 250,000. Aid had barely reached the metropolitan area of this city until the firefighters from the Aragon capital met with the Turkish teams.
Two teams and a lot of work
The complexity of rescue efforts in Adıyaman is not limited to the city. To the 250,000 people affected in this Turkish metropolis, it is necessary to add those living in its immediate vicinity. “There are a few cities with 25,000 to 30,000 inhabitants that have not received aid so far,” Mur said.
“As it makes sense, rescues are given high priority,” detailed the head of the Zaragoza expedition, who thought there was a “good opportunity” to save lives if the study began to improve “within a few hours.” When it comes to the duty of Zaragoza firefighters, initial searches will focus on “a hotel and a house not yet searched”.
Regarding his method of operation, Mur explained that “the first thing to do is a 360-degree inspection where the dogs will search” before firefighters begin their work: “We split into two groups, but we always made eye contact.”
The Government of Aragon announced this morning a shipment of 150,000 euros in humanitarian aid to Turkey, as well as medical supplies to cooperate with the emergency.