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Earthquake in Turkey|Hong Kong Search and Rescue Team encountered another aftershock during the video visit and no evacuation plan yet

2023-02-12T11:10:15.481Z


A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the border between Turkey and Syria in the early morning local time last Monday (6th).


A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the border between Turkey and Syria in the early hours of last Monday (6th) local time. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region sent a search and rescue team of 59 people to the disaster area last Friday (10th) to assist in the search and rescue. As of last night (local time) 11) Successfully rescued 3 survivors.

Search and rescue team commander Yu Wenyang and other personnel accepted a video interview with Hong Kong media this afternoon (12th). Do what you can to stay there and save anyone trapped."


Yu Wenyang said that due to the serious damage to the local road network in Turkey, the shortage of fuel and unstable communication made it difficult to search and rescue. The language barrier and severe cold weather also brought challenges to the rescue work.

Zhu Wenlong, Director of Government Security Affairs of the Security Bureau, said that the biggest challenge is to arrange the departure of the team in a short time. Because many airports in Turkey were damaged by the earthquake, the flights could not be landed. However, after coordination between various departments and the Turkish Consulate in Hong Kong, etc. Finally, a flight was found to carry the search and rescue team to the local area; after the team arrived in Turkey, local Chinese or Hong Kong-funded organizations provided materials and translation assistance. If necessary, local residents who can speak English could also be found to act as temporary interpreters.

The Collapse Search and Rescue Team (USAR) conducts a 36-hour drill every year, and the content revolves around searching and rescuing places outside Hong Kong in a short period of time. Cang packed tents, sleeping bags, benches, kettles and other daily necessities and went to Turkey. Yu Wenyang said that they did not lack basic supplies after arriving there, but the local temperature was only about 5 degrees during the day and dropped below zero at night, while Hong Kong Although the search and rescue team had basic food, they could not provide enough hot food due to the short purchase time. The national search and rescue team stationed together "provided the greatest assistance" with hot food. "Sometimes they will take care of our three meals." , so that Hong Kong personnel have hot food to maintain body temperature.

Members of the Hong Kong SAR search and rescue team include doctors and nurses from the Department of Health. Fan Wanwen, a consultant doctor of the Department of Health, said that the medical team mainly provides medical support for members of the search and rescue team.

She pointed out that the local weather is severe, and the search and rescue team members work outdoors 24 hours a day. It is very important to maintain body temperature. The medical team will check the bodies of the team members every day to ensure that they can maintain the best state of mind and body to perform rescue operations. Treatment is available immediately.

The members of the search and rescue team set out to rescue the disaster area in a short time. Even this afternoon (12th), nearly a week after the earthquake, there were still aftershocks during the video interview of the members, and the family members of the members were inevitably worried.

Yu Wenyang thanked his colleagues for being ready to work in dangerous areas with very short notice. "It would be impossible to do it without a sense of mission." He also thanked them for their lack of judgment in their actions despite the continuous aftershocks and severe weather. Deviation, take any opportunity to save the injured.

He said that team members are encouraged to report their safety to their families every day to help them adapt psychologically. The authorities have also prepared satellite phones for them to use when necessary.

Yu Wenyang described the equipment of the collapsed search and rescue team (USAR) of the local fire department as being world-class. This time, life detectors were used the most to look for signs of life under the rubble, such as breathing or any movement, to confirm that there are injured Then, in response to the on-site environment, rescue channels were opened with different equipment to rescue the injured.

In addition, the two search and rescue dogs stationed at the scene also assisted in the search for survivors who still had signs of life in different places.

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The materials transported by the SAR search and rescue team to the disaster-stricken areas in Turkey are expected to last for about 7 days.

Yu Wenyang said that although the golden 72 hours had passed, the search and rescue team had no evacuation plan. "As long as we can save people, we will try our best to stay there and rescue any trapped or injured people," In the future, the International Rescue Coordination Team will continue to assign work, and will also take the initiative to patrol areas without rescue organizations. If the environment is suitable or local residents ask for help, the international rescue team will be notified. If the situation is suitable, they will stay there to search and rescue.

He said that if the search and rescue team needs more supplies, the Hong Kong Fire Services Department can transport them there at any time; at present, the SAR search and rescue team is stationed next to the China National Search and Rescue Team, and the national team also has a lot of supplies to assist. news, and there are regular camp management meetings to discuss cooking and other management. The SAR search and rescue team will also send personnel to cook and cooperate with the national search and rescue team.

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Source: hk1

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