Turkey Earthquake: India’s NDRF rescued 8-year-old girl alive from the debris
India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Friday rescued an 8-year-old child from debris in Gaziantep, Turkey. The operation was undertaken in Nurdagi town of Gaziantep province along with Turkish army personnel, the NDRF spokesperson said.
“Rescuers have saved two lives and retrieved 13 bodies from the debris till now. The rescue operation of the force is continuing since February 7 in the affected areas of Turkiye,” the spokesperson said. Applauding the rescue operation Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the team on Twitter and said “Proud of our NDRF”.
India launched “Operation Dost” to extend assistance to Turkiye as well as Syria following Monday’s devastating quake that has killed more than 19,300 people in the two countries so far.
