Tourexpi
German rescue teams
have returned to the country after spending the past week in Turkey to save
earthquake victims from under the rubble.
Dr. Daniel Lankers, a
member of the team from International Search and Rescue (ISAR) Germany, said
they worked tirelessly to save lives in the earthquake region and were
impressed by the fortitude and courage of the people.
“I have the utmost
respect for the people I met there, who didn't lose hope and kept fighting to
save their loved ones from under the rubble,” he told Anadolu at Cologne Bonn
Airport.
“All my wishes and
all my hope go to the people of Turkey. They are incredibly strong people who
have not stopped fighting and they continue to do so. All the best to you,” he
said.
Members of Germany’s
Turkish community welcomed the rescue teams at the airport, greeted them with
flowers and small gift packs and expressed their gratitude for their efforts.
German Interior
Minister Nancy Faeser said the rescue teams have returned to the country, but
Germany will continue its support to Turkey by delivering relief supplies to
the areas hit by the earthquakes.
“I would like to
thank the rescue teams of THW, ISAR Germany and other aid organizations for
their commitment after the devastating earthquakes. They did everything to save
lives and to rescue those buried under the rubble,” she said.
Faeser underlined
that Germany will now focus on sending the most needed relief supplies to the
survivors such as tents, camp beds, blankets and power generators.
Speaking to reporters
in Brussels, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the German Air Force has so
far conducted 14 flights with A400M military transport planes and carried
nearly 130 tons of relief supplies to Turkey.
He said they now plan
six more flights for Monday and Tuesday and will carry an additional 50 tons of
humanitarian aid.
At least 35,418
people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Turkey on
Feb. 6, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.
The magnitude 7.7 and
7.6 tremors last week were centered in Kahramanmaras and struck nine other
provinces – Hatay, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kilis,
Osmaniye and Sanliurfa. More than 13 million people have been affected by the
devastating quakes.
In neighboring Syria,
at least 3,688 people were killed and over 14,749 injured.
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