China extends a helping hand to Türkiye

Six days have passed since the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria on the 6th, and the "golden 72 hours" of rescue has passed, but the rescue in the disaster area has not stopped. On the 12th, the members of the Chinese Blue Sky Rescue Team began their last day of rapid search, hoping to discover more miracles. According to the news released by the Ministry of Emergency Management of China, on February 11 local time, the Chinese rescue team that was searching and rescuing in Türkiye sent a total of 46 rescue team members in three batches, and the rescue team investigated and evaluated 24 buildings in three blocks, including Vodabashi. So far, a total of 4 trapped people have been rescued, 8 victims have been searched, and 49 buildings with serious collapse have been assessed for signs of life and risks. Cao Weiwei, the brand leader of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, said that as of 12:00 noon on the 12th, Beijing time, the Blue Sky Rescue Team had 290 people on duty to carry out rescue work in Malatia and Hadyaman. It searched and rescued about 302 buildings, and rescued 7 survivors and 78 victims in total. "From yesterday to 12:00 noon Beijing time tomorrow is the fast search time. Two or three team members form a team, each team with a life detector dispersed to different areas to search for vital signs. Once the vital signs are found, we will carry out rapid rescue. Yesterday, our rescue team found three survivors, and today (Beijing time) afternoon found another survivor." Cao Weiwei, a reporter from the Global Times, said, Although the golden time of 72 hours has passed, there may be some narrow spaces in the collapsed reinforced concrete, where there is air flow and water source, so there will be some survivors without fatal injuries still waiting for external rescue. "Tomorrow is the last day of rapid search, and we hope to see more miracles." He Qingrong, liaison officer of the International Department of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, is experiencing a battle of life and death at the rescue site in Türkiye, He said: "At about 2:00 am on the 12th local time, the Türkiye mine rescue team found the information of the survivors' response on the scene, and they contacted us for support at the first time. They went to search and rescue with the help of the radar life detector, and found another survivor." Although the "golden 72 hours" had already passed, both the local people and the blue sky rescue team in Türkiye were going all out, and would not give up if there was a glimmer of hope, "We have two Türkiye interpreters who have been accompanying us these days. Just when the Türkiye mine rescue team came to contact us for support, they were very excited when they heard that we could rush to the scene, as if their relatives could be saved."