Earthquake in Turkey: “I had never seen such damage”

Tanned and exhausted, they get out of the plane accompanied by their dogs to pose in front of the plane which has just brought them back from Turkey. A week ago, on February 6, the 87 experts of the Swiss Rescue Chain accompanied by eight dogs had set sail for the area of ​​the earthquake which killed more than 30,000 people to lend a hand to the authorities in Ankara. . After seven days of intense effort, the team led by Sebastian Eugster, team leader of the Swiss Rescue Chain, laid down their arms. With this assessment: 11 people saved, including a 6-month-old baby. A second wave of experts was dispatched on Saturday to help the survivors, while a SDC team joined Aleppo (Syria) to analyze the situation on site.