Indian rescue group pulls out 6-year-old woman from particles in quake-hit Turkiye

The NDRF is working to extricate stay victims from beneath the rubble and offering first-aid to the injured, earlier than handing them over to medical response authorities.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 9, 2023 23:06 IST

The NDRF has dispatched three groups to Turkey for rescue operations.

By Press Trust of India: A group of India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) engaged in aid and rescue operations within the quake-hit Turkiye has efficiently rescued a six-year-old woman from beneath the rubble in Gaziantep.

The NDRF has dispatched three groups to Turkiye for rescue operations.

“Standing with Turkiye in this natural calamity. India’s @NDRFHQ is carrying out rescue and relief operations at ground zero. Team IND-11 successfully retrieved a 6 years old girl from Nurdagi, Gaziantep today,” the spokesperson of the Ministry of Home Affairs tweeted together with a video of the woman and the way she was rescued.

Standing with Türkiye on this pure calamity. India’s @NDRFHQ is finishing up rescue and aid operations at floor zero.

Team IND-11 efficiently retrieved a 6 years previous woman from Nurdagi, Gaziantep as we speak. #OperationDost pic.twitter.com/Mf2ODywxEa
— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) February 9, 2023

In a tweet, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated, “Proud of our NDRF. In the rescue operations in Türkiye, Team IND-11 saved the life of a six-year-old girl, Beren, in Gaziantep city. Under the guidance of PM @narendramodi, we are committed to making @NDRFHQ the world’s leading disaster response force. #OperationDost.”

India launched “Operation Dost” to increase help to Turkiye in addition to Syria following Monday’s devastating quake that has killed greater than 19,300 individuals within the two nations thus far.

The NDRF is working to extricate stay victims from beneath the rubble and offering first-aid to the injured, earlier than handing them over to medical response authorities.

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The power is utilizing chip and stone cutters to breach fallen concrete slabs and different infrastructure and has deep radars that choose feeble sounds just like the heartbeat or sound of an individual, officers stated.

The groups on the bottom have fast deployed antenna and satellite tv for pc telephones for communication.

Seven four-wheeled autos and vehicles, other than 4 canines, had been despatched alongside the three groups that had been airlifted by an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 heavy elevate plane from the Hindon air base in Ghaziabad to the Adana airport in Turkiye.

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Feb 9, 2023