On the first day of search and rescue in Turkey, a working group of the Ministry of Public Security found a 14-year-old victim trapped in the rubble. The person was then brought out safely.
| Vietnamese police approach the scene. Image: Nguyen Huyen. |
On the morning of February 12, the Fire and Rescue Police Department said that on the first day of the mission in Turkey, the Vietnamese and Pakistani delegations rescued a 14-year-old victim in the rubble.
According to the commander at the scene, the wreckage area of the Vietnamese search team on duty is located on Road 531, in the city of Adiyaman, southeast Turkey. This place has 10 people buried. With the use of specialized equipment, the fire and rescue police worked continuously for 12 hours as soon as they approached the scene.
“We have used cameras specializing in image and sound detection and have detected signs of life with two different sounds,” the scene commander said and said at this time the rescue team expected two people. survived in the crash site.
The Vietnamese police then went inside 6 meters along a narrow road that could only fit one person. At this time, the victim’s side made a response sound.
After that, the Vietnamese rescue team coordinated with the Turkish coordination agency to mobilize more forces and equipment from forces from other countries to coordinate the rescue. At that time, the Pakistani army nearby was present to coordinate using ultrasonic waves to pinpoint the exact location of the victim and plan to coordinate with the Vietnamese and Turkish police to bring the victim out.
After about 30 minutes of entering in the direction of the side of the house, the rescue team was able to pull a victim about 14 years old out of the rubble. “At that time, our emotions were broken when we saved the victim’s life even though it had been 5 days since the earthquake happened,” the field commander shared.
Theo CNN, the death toll from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has reached 28,192 as of February 11 (local time). In which, the death toll in Turkey is 24,617.
Meanwhile, Archyde.com The hope of saving more survivors is fading. International humanitarian agencies also expressed concern about a possible humanitarian emergency after the earthquake amid the cold weather in Turkey today.