‘A friend in need is a true friend’: Quake-hit Turkey thanks ‘friend’ India for funds

Turkey-Syria earthquake: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday morning, killing more than 4,300 people. Government of India has sent two NDRF teams with relief equipment to Turkey on this occasion. NDRF Director General Atul Karwal has said that “The first team left on February 7 at 3 am with 51 rescuers. It includes 51 rescuers as well as a dog squad, five women rescuers and three cars. They arrived at Adana airport. Will land – which is near the disaster affected area.

After this, the second team left from Hindon airbase at 11 am, which included a commander, fifty rescuers and paramedical staff along with an NDRF doctor. Thanking the Government of India, Turkish Ambassador to India Firat Sunel wrote on Twitter- “Dost is a common word in Turkish and Hindi. There is a proverb in our Turkish language which means that a friend who is useful in need is a true friend. Makes a friend. Thank you.” Too much.’

The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria continues to rise. There has been a huge devastation in Turkey and Syria. According to the news agency ANI, the medical team of 89 people has left from Army Field Hospital in Agra for relief work. This team includes many medical experts. The team will treat the injured. Apart from this, India has also sent NDRF team for relief and rescue operations.

Strong tremors were felt on Monday near the city of Gaziantep. The second blow followed soon after. A question is arising that why have so many deaths occurred in these earthquakes? The magnitude of the earthquake near Gaziantep was 7.8. On the official scale, it is classified as very destructive. According to Professor Joanna Faure Walker, Head of the Risk and Disaster Reduction Institute at University College London, “If we look at the number of devastating earthquakes that have occurred in any given year, there have only been two earthquakes of this magnitude in the last ten years and none in the decade before that.” Four in.”

However, due to the powerful tremors, there has been devastation on such a large scale. These tremors of earthquake came on Monday morning when people were inside the houses and were sleeping. The strength of the buildings is also a reason for this devastation.