In the night between Sunday 5 and Monday 6 February the Turkey and the Syria have been hit by a very strong earthquake of magnitude 7.8 with its epicenter in the Turkish city of Gaziantep. The tremors were even felt in Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus.
The budget is catastrophic: currently they are now more than 5,000 victims ascertained and thousands wounded and missing, numbers which unfortunately will tend to increase hour after hour.
The Italian Civil Protection it had even issued a tsunami warning along the coasts of Sicily, Calabria and Puglia, which fortunately did not occur.
The canine units to the rescue
Neighboring countries and the international community are mobilizing to send relief supplies to try to save as many people as possible trapped under the rubble.
All this is due above all to the invaluable help of the dogs of the canine units of the whole of Europe that are already at work.
The nose of dogs specially trained in the search for victims of disasters is essential to intervene in tragic situations of this type and there are many times in which the four-legged have found and saved lives.
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I swear that dog is more dignified than you.#earthquake #Kahramanmaras #osmaniye #Hatay #sanliurfa #Malatya #adana #diyarbakir #ADIYAMAN #report #GeçmişOlsunTürkiyem pic.twitter.com/ufOlhQg0b7– ᭢ꫀꪜɀꪖᡶ (@NevzatAbi29) February 6, 2023
Here is the video of the landing in Adana of the contingent of Firefighters of the Usar team of Tuscany and Laziowith rescue dogs, sent to help the population affected by the earthquake.
The rescued animals
From the tragedy of the earthquake that brought death and destruction to Turkey comes some news that gives hope.
This is the case of a long-haired, white cat that has been saved under the rubble of a shopping mall in Diyarbakir by teams from the Turkish gendarmerie.
The feline was visibly frightened and slightly injured, and, after receiving all the necessary care and being fed, is now in good health.
#DiyarbakirA cat was rescued by the gendarmerie teams from the wreckage of the Galeria Business Center, which collapsed in#Marashearthquake pic.twitter.com/eNX4PEpbZK
— Rudaw Türkçe (@RudawTurkce) February 7, 2023
Local media show a gendarme holding the cat in his arms, which he clings to his savior. At the moment there is no information about its owners.
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