Rescue teams from around the world rush to earthquake-hit Türkiye

Several nations have dispatched search and rescue teams to southern Türkiye in the wake of two deadly earthquakes that affected 10 provinces.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday a total number of 3,319 search-and-rescue personnel have arrived in Türkiye from 36 countries. 

The number will keep growing as additional teams plan to send more experts and personnel to join the rescue efforts, Cavusoglu added. 

Azerbaijan was the first country to send a team soon after a Level 4 alert was declared which included a call for international assistance in the quake-hit areas.

More than 400 Azerbaijani personnel are engaged in search and rescue efforts in quake-impacted cities.

A plane from the US carrying a 161-member search and rescue team is expected to land at Incirlik Air Base in Adana province to join efforts to retrieve survivors.

Mexico has dispatched 145 rescue personnel while El Salvador has said it will send more than 100 to assist efforts in Türkiye.

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1,200 personnel from EU Civil Protection Mechanism

Thirty search and rescue teams and medical personnel have been or will be sent to Türkiye as part of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, according to a statement from the European Commission.

It was reported that 79 search and rescue dogs will join 1,200 personnel from 19 EU member states and 21 European countries, including Montenegro and Albania.

"The UK is sending a team of 77 search and rescue specialists, state-of-the-art equipment and search dogs to Türkiye. This is vital support that will help locate survivors of the earthquakes," the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Twitter. 

Greece also sent a team of 21 rescuers. On Tuesday, a group of Greek rescuers managed to extract from the rubble a six-year-old girl in Hatay. However, her younger sister did not survive. 

Spain also dispatched a professional team of 90 people to help Türkiye.

France dispatched 139 aid personnel, Austria 105, Switzerland 80, Malta 32, Bulgaria 59, Kosovo 30, Hungary 101, Croatia 40, Bosnia and Herzegovina 17, Serbia 27 and Albania 53.

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NATO announced that more than 1,400 emergency response personnel from over 20 NATO allies and partners have been deployed to Türkiye.

Some 147 personnel were dispatched from Russia, 55 from Moldova, 76 from Poland, 68 from the Czech Republic, 41 from Kazakhstan and 60 from Georgia, while Ukraine sent a team of 87 people.

A Chinese team, comprised of 82 members, brought 20 tonnes of medical and other rescue supplies and equipment, as well as four search-and-rescue dogs, has landed at the Adana base, according to CCTV.

Iran is sending 10 personnel, Japan 18, Malaysia 75, India and Pakistan 50 each and Taiwan 40, while South Korea announced that it plans to send about 110 personnel.

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus announced that a team of 200 people was sent to cities affected by the earthquake.

Of the two planes that Israel is sending, the main crew of 167 people was dispatched to Adana, while Lebanon sent 72 personnel and Libya 55.

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United for Türkiye

Solidarity and support messages poured in for Türkiye from many nations and leaders after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hit Kahramanmaras in southern Türkiye, which resulted in many deaths in 10 cities.

The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquakes rose to 5,894, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said early on Wednesday.

More than 2,400 were also reported killed in Syria with more than 3,700 injured.

Speaking at a news conference, Oktay put the number of injured from the massive quakes centered in Kahramanmaras province at 34,810.

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