An additional aid shipment is being sent by the NDMA to Turkey in the wake of the earthquake there.
PIA has delivered a shipment with a total weight of 4.7 tonnes, which includes 1446 warm blankets and tents for the winter.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) continued to provide humanitarian aid for Turkey’s earthquake-affected regions on Sunday by sending a further relief shipment.
4.7 tonnes of supplies, including 1,446 winter tents and blankets, were transported today through Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight.
An aircraft from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had flown into the earthquake-stricken Turkish city of Adana the day before with tents and other supplies. The plane had transported 16.5 tonnes of supplies for the earthquake victims in Turkey, donated by the people of Pakistan.
According to a statement released by the PAF, “[The] PAF is also making all-out efforts to repatriate stranded Pakistanis in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Pakistan Embassy in Turkey.”
Eight people from Pakistan would also be evacuated, according to the news announcement.
Two rescue teams were also dispatched to Turkey earlier this week at the request of General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS). A 30-bed mobile hospital, tents, blankets, and other relief materials were also supplied in addition to the other humanitarian supplies.
A 52-member specialised search and rescue team also received permission from the Punjab government and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority to depart for Turkey from Rescue 1122 Secretary Rizwan Naseer (PDMA).
He said that the Pakistan Rescue Team, recognised by the UN, was departing for immediate support work.
terrible earthquakes
The two powerful earthquakes that rattled southern Turkey earlier this week have killed at least 24,617 people, according to Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, who also noted that 32,071 search and rescue teams are still working.
He added that the Justice Ministry had instructed the establishment of Earthquake Crimes Investigation Departments in the 10 provinces that had been hit by the earthquakes in southeast Turkey.
According to an earlier report from the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), there have been 80,278 earthquake-related injuries.
13 million people in 10 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa, were affected by the 7.7- and 7.6-magnitude quakes, which were concentrated in the province of Kahramanmaras.
The powerful earthquakes that hit Turkey within 10 hours were also felt in a number of other nations in the region, including Syria and Lebanon.
At least 218 406 search and rescue workers are reportedly operating in the field, according to the AFAD statement.
Murat Kurum, Turkey’s minister of the environment, urbanisation, and climate change, reported that inspections had been carried out in 10 provinces at 171,882 buildings.
He added that out of the buildings inspected in the 10 provinces, 122,279 structures were lightly damaged or unharmed. “We decided that a total of 120,940 structures in 24,921 buildings have collapsed, are in need of urgent deconstruction, or have been severely damaged,” he said.
The Turkish Armed Forces established an air aid corridor following the initial earthquake to send search and rescue crews to the area. A-400Ms and other big transport planes flew vehicles and teams of search and rescue workers to the area. The air assistance corridor is also used by ambulance aircraft.
To expedite relief efforts, the Turkish parliament on Thursday adopted a three-month state of emergency. In the wake of the tragedy, the nation is also observing seven days of national mourning.
