Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed NSW fire and rescue crews deployed to Turkey back to Australia after rescuing dozens of people and suffering through the region’s third earthquake.
Seventy-two emergency service workers in the Australian Incident Management Team left for Turkey on February 10, five days after twin earthquakes devastated the region.Seventy-two emergency service workers in the Australian Incident Management Team have returned to Sydney after deployment in Turkey. Picture: Supplied
During their deployment at the heart of the disaster in Hatay, the region was hit by a third earthquake on Monday which caused further deaths and collapsed buildings. Australia’s emergency response team used more than 22 tonnes of equipment to search 27 areas for people beneath the rubble, dead or alive. Four Australian emergency service workers coordinated all 140 international urban search and rescue teams, prioritised worksites and followed up incident reports.
Australia's Disaster Assistance Response Team deployed to Turkey return to Sydney on Saturday. Picture: Supplied“The Australian team of search and rescue workers have just returned to home soil from their mission in Turkey,” he said in a statement on Saturday.The Australian team of search and rescue workers have just returned to home soil from their mission in Türkiye. On behalf of all Australians - thank you for your work.
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