[India] - IAF aircraft with NDRF team, relief products reaches Turkey

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday dispatched the first batch of earthquake relief product to Turkey after multiple earthquakes jolted the
middle-eastern country on Monday.A specialist National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search and rescue group together with highly-skilled
pet dog squads left for Turkey on an Indian Air Force (IAF) airplane
In the first batch, India has actually sent medical supplies, advanced drilling devices and other essential tools needed for aid-related
efforts
Indias Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) capabilities in action
The 1st batch of earthquake relief material leaves for Turkey, in addition to NDRF search and rescue groups, specifically trained dog
squads, medical supplies, drilling makers and other essential devices, Arindam Bagchi, ministry of external affairs (MEA) representative
tweeted.The federal government on Monday chose to dispatch search and rescue groups of the NDRF, medical groups and relief material to
earthquake-hit Turkey following Prime Minister Narendra Modis instructions to provide all possible help to the nation
Medical groups are also being prepared with experienced physicians and paramedics with necessary medications
Relief product will be dispatched in coordination with the Turkish federal government and the Indian embassy in Ankara and Consulate General
workplace in Istanbul, the PMO stated
The death toll in Turkey and Syria rose to over 4,000 after earthquakes, the largest of which determined at an enormous 7.8-magnitude,
jolted the two countries
More than 15,000 people have actually up until now been reported injured in Turkey and Syria.