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Fourth C17 plane of Indian Air Pressure carrying help to Turkey earthquake victims
New Delhi:
India is sending a theme hospital, medicines, rescue groups to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria below “Operation Dost”, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted on Wednesday.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday whereas individuals have been sleeping, leveling hundreds of buildings, trapping an unknown variety of individuals and presumably affecting thousands and thousands.
World Well being Group chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that point was working out for hundreds of wounded and other people feared to nonetheless be trapped. The loss of life toll from the earthquake has risen to 9,500.
“Each day we see ups and downs in geopolitical conditions however India has safe relations with international locations. As per our coverage of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – India all the time stands for humanity,” Mr Jaishankar told news agency ANI today when asked about the help to Turkey despite New Delhi’s differences with Ankara.
The fourth C17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force landed in Adana today to assist Turkey’s earthquake victims.
Aid material being loaded on Indian planes
“4th @IAF_MCC aircraft leaves for Turkey with remainder of Sector Hospital. This includes 54 members of the Indian Army medical team, along with medical and other equipment to identify the force,” tweeted MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
Under #OperationDostIndia is sending search and rescue groups, a theme hospital, provides, medicines and tools to Turkey and Syria.
That is an ongoing operation and we could also be posting updates. pic.twitter.com/7YnF0XXzMx
– Dr. S Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 8, 2023
Turkey has known as India a “friend” for its generosity in providing funds to the nation following huge destruction following the earthquake.
Turkey’s Ambassador to India Firat Sunel thanked New Delhi and stated, “A good friend in need is certainly a good friend.”
“Friend” is a typical phrase in Turkish and Hindi… We now have a Turkish proverb: “Dost kara gunde beli olur” (A superb buddy who desires is an efficient buddy). Thanks very a lot India,” said the ambassador.
India decided to immediately send search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force, medical teams and relief materials to Turkey following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s instructions to provide all possible assistance to the country on the first day.
Dozens of countries have pledged assistance, including the US, China and Gulf countries, and search teams have begun arriving by air in addition to providing aid.
A winter storm has exacerbated the crisis by rendering many roads – some of them broken by earthquakes – virtually impassable, causing visitor jams stretching for kilometers in some areas.
The Turkey-Syria border is one of the most active earthquake zones in the world.
Monday’s earthquake was the biggest Turkey has seen since 1939, when 33,000 people were killed in eastern Erzincan province.