Language barrier and the extreme cold weather are among the challenges the Philippine rescue team are facing in their operations in quake-hit Turkey, the Philippine Emergency Medical Assistance Team said Monday.
"Ang major challenge po natin, Number 1, is yung extreme weather ... Pangalawa po yung language barrier,” PEMAT leader Dr. Alfonso Danac said at a press conference.According to him, many people in Turkey cannot speak in English. The Office of Civl Defense said interpreters are present in the area of operations.
OCD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said PEMAT field hospital has served a total of 55 patients so far. Meanwhile, the Philippine urban search and rescue team has conducted operations in 20 collapsed buildings, according to Alejandro. The Philippine rescue team is on their fourth day of operations and is assessing if their two-week stay will need to be extended, according to Alejandro.
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