The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) ended its search and rescue (SAR) operations in Adiyaman, Turkey nine days after its special mission began, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced Monday, Feb. 20.
The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent officially stopped its search and rescue operations in Adiyaman, Turkey nine days since its special mission in the earthquake-ravaged country started, the Office of Civil Defense said Monday, Feb. 20.A report from OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said the PIAHC’s Urban Search and Rescue team was waiting for the approval of the Turkish local emergency management agency to shift to retrieval operations.
“No more signs of life. More on retrieval operations na po ang tasking nila from local government in Turkiye ,” he added. As of Feb. 19, a total of 46,456 individuals have reportedly been killed while 119,025 others have been injured by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria last Feb. 6.
So far, a total of 603 patients who needed treatment and trauma care were cared for by the PEMAT. Representatives from the Turkish Ministry of Health also dropped by the field hospital to see how the Philippine medical team operates and learn disaster techniques from them.
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