Maltese Search And Rescue Team Off To Turkey To Respond To Deadly Earthquake
A team of Maltese CPD officials, as well as a search and rescue dog, has headed off to Turkey to help with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake.
Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said the CPD officials had received specific search and rescue training in recent months, while Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg said the government will also provide financial aid to the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay).
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Malta is one of 13 EU member states which immediately responded to Turkey’s call for assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
Urban search and rescue teams are also being mobilised from Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania with Hungary, Italy, Spain, and Slovakia.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Turkish city of Gaziantep earlier this morning, killing over 2,600 people in the country, as well as neighbouring Syria, and injuring thousands more, with the number expected to rise.
Lovin Malta wishes the CPD team the best of luck
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