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Kerala Government Announces Rs 10 Crore Relief Package for Quake-hit Turkey
8 February, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala will donate Rs 10 crore to Turkey and Syria, where terrible earthquakes have killed over 7000 people, the state’s finance minister K N Balagopal declared in the assembly on Wednesday.
A resolution offering condolences to the victims of the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria was delivered by Kerala Chief Minister Pinrayi Vijayan on Wednesday in the state assembly.
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All of the house members rose up following question time to show their respect and express their sympathies to the victims in Turkey and Syria.
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On February 6, a powerful earthquake with a Richter scale magnitude of 7.8 tore through Turkey and Syria. This was followed by a string of earthquakes that left enormous destruction, fatalities, and damage to infrastructure in both countries. According to media reports, over 7,900 people died as a result of these earthquakes.
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay released a statement on Tuesday claiming that at least 5,894 people had died and 34,810 had been injured in Turkey, while the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the “White Helmets,” said on Tuesday that the death toll in northwest Syria had increased to 1,220 and to 2,600 injured.
In the meantime, India has offered its assistance to Turkey in the recent quake-related crises. On Tuesday, the C17 flight headed for Turkey with more than 50 members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), a team of specially trained dogs, and the tools needed for the relief work, including medical supplies, drilling equipment, and other tools.
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The specially trained Labrador breed dog squad, which is a pro at sniffing and other crucial abilities during rescue operations in disaster-hit regions, departed India for Turkey on Tuesday with two different NDRF teams: a 51-member team that arrived there in the morning and another 50-member team that arrived there by the evening.
According to NDRF Director General Atul Karwal, the 101 team members and the dog squad are completely self-contained and have access to the most advanced search and rescue technology available.
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