They travel hand in hand with the NGO Acción Norte, with a team assisted by colleagues from Zamora and the Canary Islands. “Our job will be to work as a team and follow the guidelines of the authorities. We are going to help and not bother,” said one of the firefighters.
Euskaraz irakurri: Gasteizko sei suhiltzaile, Turkiara bidean: “Laguntzera eta taldean lan egitera goaz”
six firefighters from the park Vitoria-Gasteiz They left today for the epicenter of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria to rescue survivors trapped under the rubble of many collapsed buildings. The expedition is organized by NGO North Actionwith experience in numerous international humanitarian causes.
The Vitoria firefighters flew from Madrid to Istanbul by plane and will travel from there to Adana, which is further south in the country. Speaking to EITB Media, Ander Bergara, one of the firefighters who took part in this expedition, explained that it is the first time they have taken part in a catastrophe of this magnitude. “Our job will be to work as a team and follow the guidelines of the authorities. We are going to help and not bother,” he said.
The organization of the trip “has been complicated”, he adds, because “we brought a lot of rescue equipment”. “It was not easy. We had to contact embassies and airlines because we have a lot of rescue equipment with us to work on collapsed structures; power saws to cut concrete and wood, lighting equipment, generators… “.
Basque government spokesman Bingen Zupiria, for his part, explained yesterday that the institution is ready to provide the necessary assistance, both to rescue survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and to deliver essential goods to the affected population. “If the central executive asks us for help, we are ready,” he insisted.
The earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria has mobilized the support of nearly a hundred countries and institutions, mainly with the contribution of volunteer teams for the rescues, as well as funding and supplies for the care of the survivors. Aid arrives unevenly, however, as the Ottoman state has more resources than war-torn Syria. The two countries raise to more than 8700 dead.
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Source: EITB
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